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| Saddam re-writes his(s)tory |
| 2004-05-04 |
| LONDON: Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is writing a novel, in which he casts himself as the hero and US President George W Bush as a villain, said a report. Hussein has been allowed to write the novel as "his interrogators hope it will provide clues to his mindset - and how to handle the situation in Iraq today," Sunday Express reported. The novel’s villains are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, US President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. Saddam calls his hero Salim, "a pure virtuous Arab, tall and handsome with a straight nose and full moustache". Saddam has written two previous titles, both best sellers in Iraq. His new venture came to light last week, when he was visited by an International Red Cross team, the report said. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #7 Curse be upon your crooked nose and mangy mustache! Se I kin doo this Ayrab fikshun ritin' two. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-04 10:01:18 PM |
| #6 And it came to pass the virtuous Salim had hidden himself deep in a hole, but was betrayed, and the minions of the infidel Boosh yanked him from the security of the deep hole, and humiliated him on CNN by acting like there was lice in his beard, and having an actor, pretending to be a doctor, make like he was treating him. Salim was tken to an undisclosed location, and has nary seen the light of day ever since. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-04 9:24:35 PM |
| #5 Maybe Norman Mailer will read it, think he's a genius, bail him out, and make the rounds with him on the Manhattan cocktail curcuit. Oh, wait. That didn't turn out too well the last time. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-04 9:17:19 PM |
| #4 It was a dark and stormy night. The infidels, Boosh and Blar were plotting to humiliate the virtuous Salim, benefactor to his people. . . . |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-04 4:34:40 PM |
| #3 Hussein has been allowed to write the novel as "his interrogators hope it will provide clues to his mindset.." It doesn't require that much insight in order to come to the conclusion that the guy is simply a megalomaniacal wackjob. |
| Posted by: Bomb-a-rama 2004-05-04 1:43:31 PM |
| #2 From a purely tactical view memorizing the holy cram would be a better use of his time in light of the upcoming PR opportunities at the trial. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-05-04 1:40:43 PM |
| #1 Sounds like it will sell well in the Bay Area. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-04 12:33:54 PM |