Son of Saddam, Uday Hussein is accused of the torture and murder of athletes who fail to win

Sports Illustrated ^ | 3-24-03 | Don Yaeger

[Kay Soze]

As he stood at the double-door entrance to the office of Iraqi National Olympic Committee president Uday Hussein, the boxer knew what awaited on the other side. He had just returned from a Gulf States competition, where he had been knocked out in the first round. Now it was time to pay the price.

[Kay Soze]

In the names of Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, George Clooney, Ed Asner,ANSWER.

[n1f2ns]

tourture in Iraq? Under Saddam?... so shocking.

[jimt]

Great post ! It should be mandatory reading for those against the war.

[ml/nj]

ESPN had a show about this last Thursday. Athletes were on camera discussing this and showing their scars. I looked for some article about it on ESPN's website but came up empty. The story is almost beyond belief.

ML/NJ

[pepsionice]

But not one single peace activist in Europe or the US will mention this act. Nor would they ever have gone out on a nice sunny Saturday to stand against human torture. Thats simply not the peace activist way...stand against America...its the only tune they know.

[baseballmom]

Another case of hear no evil, see no evil. It's sickening.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

bttt

[VOA]

Good to see SI get in the game.
They do occassionally go into touchier topics than just pure sports.

[ClearCase_guy]

But the peace activists say: "Iraq is not a bad place. At least it is not ruled by a Military Dictator like George W Bush."

[hobbes1]

So, He's a big Bobby Knight Fan....What's your point?

[sphinx]

IOC president Jacques Rogge acknowledged last week that his organization received the complaint and says it is in the hands of the ethics committee. But IOC member Richard Pound says that it is "important to remember these are just allegations, and you have to make sure this is not all tied to the Iraq-U.S. dispute, that we are not being used for propaganda. You just never know."

Sounds like a job for Hans & Co. ....

[gg188]

...Uday laughed. He then shaved the man's eyebrows, an insult to Muslim males

[agrace]

bump

[ZULU]

I think Hollywood should hire him after the war to take care of movie stars and directors whose films don't make it. In a few years, he will clean out the whole bunch of them!