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Article: Saddam Hussein. (Worldbeaters).(Brief Article)
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- New Internationalist
- Article date:
- March 1, 2003
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So much propaganda surrounds President Saddam Hussein of Iraq that it has become almost impossible to distinguish it from the truth. A German scientist, after a laborious comparison of facial features, has detected at least three Saddam doubles, some of whom were used to greet minor heads of foreign states and had not been detected before.
What is certain, however, is that -- by any definition and in whatever guise -- 'Saddam Hussein' is a psychopath. He wishes to be known as The Anointed One, Glorious Leader, Direct Descendant of the Prophet, Chair of the Revolutionary Command Council, Field Marshal, Doctor of Law and (by way of tribute to his acknowledged role ...