Monday, June 20, 2005

GQ PROVIDES EXCLUSIVE LOOK AT SADDAM HUSSEIN’S LIFE BEHIND BARS, AS TOLD BY FIVE U.S. SOLDIERS WHO GUARDED HIM

"“This is a very patriotic story about five ordinary Americans who, unexpectedly, were assigned to stand guard over one of the most notorious dictators of our time,” says DePaulo. “They became witnesses to history, and as part of their duties they found themselves struggling to come to terms with the older man they grew to know and the reality of his infamous past as a ruthless dictator.”

“This is the opposite of Abu Ghraib,” says Andy Ward, GQ’s executive editor. “These young men showed Hussein a respect and courtesy that made possible an unusual bond between captors and captive. And because of this, they were able to see a very different side of one of the most controversial figures in modern history.”

Among the most intriguing revelations that Hussein shared with the soldiers are:

The former Iraqi president also stated that when the “shock and awe” bombing of Baghdad began on March 20, 2003, he tried to flee his palace in a taxicab. “America, they dumb,” he told the soldiers. “They bomb wrong palace.”

Developing..."
Drudge
I wonder if they got the idea for this from Mister Ghost?

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