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It was a father's dilemma: What to do with a wayward son? In Saddam Hussein's case, the problem was his son Odai, who has been accused of murders and rapes too numerous to count.

'Dr Germ' and 'Mrs Anthrax' released from Iraqi jail 19/12/2005 - 12:48:51 Notorious Saddam-Hussein-era officials have been released from jail in Iraq and some have already left the country, an Iraqi lawyer said today. A legal official in Baghdad said between 24 and 25 top former officials in Saddam Hussein’s government have been freed, including Rihab Taha, known as Dr Germ, and Huda Salih Ammash, known as as Mrs Anthrax. The Iraqi lawyer, Badee Izzat Aref, said some of those released were his clients. “The release was an American-Iraqi decision and in line with an Iraqi government ruling made in...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Torture equipment used by Saddam Hussein's slain son, Odai, to punish underperforming Iraqi athletes was displayed Saturday at a Baghdad sports stadium in advance of the opening of the Olympics next month in Athens.

Posted on Fri, Mar. 28, 2003 THE BRUTES OF BAGHDAD IF SADDAM RAISED HIS TWO SONS TO BE AS VICIOUS HE IS, THEY'RE DOING HIM PROUD By BARBARA LAKER lakerb@phillynews.com ONE IS a sadistic playboy who rapes 12-year-old girls and tortures friends for amusement. The other is a methodical, ruthless enforcer who kills for political power, then has his victims buried in mass graves. They are Saddam Hussein's infamous sons - two evil brothers with blood on their hands. The Brutes of Baghdad. As bombs and missiles chisel away at their father's regime, it's unknown if Odai and Qusai Hussein...

IOC inquiry focuses on Hussein's son 01/21/2003 Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland - The International Olympic Committee is investigating accusations that Saddam Hussein's oldest son, the head of Iraq's Olympic association, tortured and jailed athletes. "We've received the complaint and we're dealing with it," said Paquerette Girard Zappelli of the IOC ethics commission. She said she could not comment further while the inquiry was under way. In December, Indict, a London-based human rights group, lodged a complaint demanding that the IOC expel the Iraqi National Olympic Committee. Citing witness statements by exiled Iraqi athletes and U.N. reports, Indict contended that...