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A Shag-dad love pad - Saddam had pleasure hideaway
New York Daily News ^ | 4/13/03 | MAKI BECKER

Posted on 04/13/2003 5:26:11 AM PDT by kattracks

Soldiers stumble onto Saddam Hussein's love shack.
Saddam, you sexy beast!

U.S. soldiers searching door-to-door in an upscale central Baghdad neighborhood for cowering Iraqi government officials stumbled upon what they believe is one of the tawdry tyrant's secret love lairs.

Replete with statues of topless women, a whirlpool tub, beanbag chairs and a king-size bed surrounded with mirrors, the townhouse evoked a groovy, '60s-era playboy pad that would make another international man of mystery - Austin Powers - feel right at home.

"Yeah, baby!" crowed Capt. Chris Carter, commander of A Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, a la comedian Mike Meyers' alter ego.

"Shag-a-delic," chimed in another soldier.

U.S. military officials think the saucy safe house in the Baath Party enclave once may have been the home of Parisoula Lampsos, a Greek blond who says she was Saddam Hussein's paramour for three decades.

She escaped last year to Lebanon and revealed in television interviews that her former lover popped Viagra, enjoyed dancing to Frank Sinatra songs and liked to dine on gazelle meat.

She has since helped U.S. intelligence officials analyze footage of Saddam to determine when he's using body doubles.

Saddam's hideout, a split-level one-bedroom, is likely one of dozens of safe houses throughout the city.

But U.S. troops were amazed by the swankiness of the decor.

Creature comforts

The townhouse is decorated with plastic plants and bright blue, pink and yellow throw pillows. Mirrors adorned the sides of a king-size bed.

A sunken wet bar was stocked with 20-year-old Italian red wines and expensive cognacs, brandies and Scotch whiskeys, the same brands found in several presidential palaces.

The artwork hanging on the walls wouldn't be out of place on the cover of a romance paperback.

One airbrushed painting depicted a bare-breasted blond sidling up to a fang-toothed green demon. From her pointed finger comes a giant serpent that has wrapped itself around a mythic hero.

In another painting, a naked woman is shown chained to a barren desert mountain ledge, with a huge dragon diving down toward her arched body with sharpened talons.

U.S. military officials were certain the hideaway was Saddam's because they found photos of him with a woman - possibly one of his wives.

Troops also spotted glassware of the same pattern found in at least three palaces visited by U.S. troops since the regime collapsed. The pattern features the Iraqi government seal and a gold pattern on the rim.

Soldiers also discovered a set of official fine china of the Kuwaiti royal family, complete with the family seal and gold and maroon trim.

The closets and drawers were empty except for a nightshirt, two pairs of boxer shorts, two T-shirts and a bathrobe - the perfect attire for a romantic rendezvous.

"This must have been Saddam's love shack," said Sgt. Spencer Willardson of Logan, Utah.

With News Wire Services



TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: loveshack; mistress; palace

1 posted on 04/13/2003 5:26:11 AM PDT by kattracks
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viagra, eh? I guess we always knew he was impotent.....
2 posted on 04/13/2003 5:33:23 AM PDT by anniegetyourgun
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3 posted on 04/13/2003 5:33:59 AM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: kattracks
"This must have been Saddam's love shack," said Sgt. Spencer Willardson of Logan, Utah.

I bet you don't see artwork like that in Logan, Utah.

4 posted on 04/13/2003 5:35:14 AM PDT by SC Swamp Fox (Aim small, miss small.)
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5 posted on 04/13/2003 5:53:06 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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No wonder the Left was so supportive of Saddam....he was a hedonist like they were. All the SF Gays, Pinkos, and other assorted anti-war goofs prolly would have loved to visit Saddams love shack
6 posted on 04/13/2003 6:58:08 AM PDT by UCFRoadWarrior (Looking For Saddam Hussein? Try Hollywood...He Is With His Supporters There)
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7 posted on 04/14/2003 9:43:58 AM PDT by steve-b
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