|
|
Article: Saddam, family lived like royalty
- Article from:
- The Columbian (Vancouver, WA)
- Article date:
- April 21, 2003
- Author:
CopyrightProvided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
NIKO PRICE, Associated Press
The Columbian
04-21-2003
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- The blacksmith paused from his looting of the palace to gape at a door a foot thick, and at the empty, marble-lined safe inside.
"This safe is as big as the room I rent, and I live there with my wife and two children," said Ahmed Hamza, 28. "I thought the rumors were exaggerated, but these people lived in a different world."
This house was owned by Hala Hussein, Saddam's thirtysomething daughter, whereabouts currently unknown.
She had two more across the street, several across the river, and even more scattered around the city. And that was just Baghdad.
With the Saddam family driven into hiding, Iraqis ...