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Uday's Passions: His Mom, The Net And Torture
IOL ^ | 4-18-2003

Posted on 04/19/2003 9:30:51 AM PDT by blam

Uday's passions: his mom, the Net and torture

April 18 2003 at 05:09PM

Baghdad - Uday, Saddam Hussein's feared elder son, had several hobbies: women, cars, the Internet, jewellery, weapons, the Shi'ite branch of Islam, alcohol and especially torture.

"He would spend much of his time searching NGO websites for information on the most sophisticated forms of torture, including in Latin America, and when he couldn't read the Spanish, he would print out the pictures," one of his former aides said.

He attended torture sessions in a prison 50km south of Baghdad run by the Fedayeen paramilitary corps he headed, the source said, adding that Uday never practiced torture himself.

On one occasion however, he threw a man who owed him money out of the 14th floor window, said Uday's aide, who asked not to be named and now lives about 100km outside the Iraqi capital.

'If he spotted a woman he fancied he would send his henchmen to fetch her' Littering the floor of Uday's sports centre inside the presidential compound among an impressive collection of fitness accessories are pages and pages printed from Internet sites on torture.

The centre, which includes a huge swimming pool, was built after the December 14, 1996 assassination attempt which left him partially paralysed. It was carried out by three Shi'ite Muslims who fled to Iran.

One of the rooms of the Khalil Fayad centre is plastered with pictures and paintings of the most respected figures of Shi'ite Islam, while in another posters of US movie star Brooke Shields and other Hollywood actresses are pinned on the walls.

Saddam Hussein and the elite of his Baath party are from the Sunni minority, but several books on the rival Shi'ite branch of Islam and one of its fundamentalist leaders, Sheikh Mohammad Hussein Fadlallah, were found in his abandoned palace.

"Since the assassination attempt, he was fascinated by the Shi'ites and he read everything he could find about them. He thought that by learning more about them, they wouldn't try to harm him again," his aide explained.

'He had no less than one hundred cars' The bombed out palaces Uday left behind him also reveal his obsession with women. Among the documents found in the sports centre: an email from a Lebanese call-girl agency announcing that the requested seven Czech women were on their way, complete with pictures and an apology for the delay.

"Contrary to what has been written, Uday was never married and he was obsessed with women. If he spotted a woman he fancied in the street or at a reception, he would send his henchmen to fetch her," said the longtime associate of Uday.

In his house, which was devastated by two US missiles, dozens of pictures of semi-nude women can be seen among the strewn furniture.

Uday's lovenest was in Jadriya, an up-market residential area packed with regime officials, or in a house at the Yacht club.

Nobody was allowed to see Uday's women.

"If one of his aides happened to catch a glimpse of one of them, he would shave his head and moustache to punish him," the source said.

Weapons were another of the maverick figure's passions. His Yacht Club pad is home to a dazzling collection of pistols, machineguns, and daggers.

"He drank a lot, especially cognac and Iraqi arak, which is very strong," his aide said. The office in Uday's compound is packed with empty boxes of alcohol. Pictures show a display cabinet in his Yacht club crumbling under the weight of bottles of vodka and other spirits.

Uday was also a collector of watches and male jewellery, as well as expensive cars. "He had no less than one hundred cars, including 20 Rolls Royces," the source said.

His entourage hated their tyrant boss.

"As soon as he saw something on the Internet, he wanted it immediately. If one of his aides explained that the object of his dreams would only be available in a few months, he would have him whipped."

The only person he loved was his mother Sajida, Saddam Hussein's first wife. He shared his house with her and his younger sister, Hala.

"After the 1996 assassination bid, Saddam Hussein had given his elder son the entire wing of the presidential compound which borders the Tigris. He (Saddam) lived in the palace near the airport or in an underground palace beneath a lake, in Amariya, south-west of the city," the aide said. - Sapa-AFP


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KEYWORDS: iraqifreedom; mom; net; ngo; passion; shiitemuslims; torture; uday; udays
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1 posted on 04/19/2003 9:30:51 AM PDT by blam
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To: blam
"If he spotted a woman he fancied he'd send his henchmen out to fetch her".----
Sound familiar? Uday was kind of an Uber-Clinton. I knew we'd find they had something in common.
2 posted on 04/19/2003 9:34:33 AM PDT by willyboyishere
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To: blam
What a sick ba*tard.

I hope satan is having fun with him right now. Maybe getting torture ideas from his palace.
3 posted on 04/19/2003 9:40:14 AM PDT by 429CJ (.)
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To: willyboyishere
Now we know hwere the Arkansas State Troopers worked in the evenings.
4 posted on 04/19/2003 9:40:14 AM PDT by 11th Earl of Mar
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To: blam
Uday sounds like a caricature of your average Maxim reader.
5 posted on 04/19/2003 9:45:21 AM PDT by The Great Satan (Revenge, Terror and Extortion: A Guide for the Perplexed)
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To: willyboyishere; 11th Earl of Mar; The Great Satan
Speaking of which, you might get a chuckle out of this.
6 posted on 04/19/2003 9:53:04 AM PDT by gcruse (The F word, N word, C word: We're well on our way to spelling 'France.')
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To: blam; Happygal

Regards, Ivan

7 posted on 04/19/2003 9:58:32 AM PDT by MadIvan
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To: MadIvan
:-) Excellent!
8 posted on 04/19/2003 9:59:50 AM PDT by Happygal
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To: blam
Uday's Passions: His Mom, The Net And Torture

He is one sick puppy. I hope he is pushing up daisies.

9 posted on 04/19/2003 10:03:46 AM PDT by Mark17
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To: blam
"He would spend much of his time searching NGO websites for information on the most sophisticated forms of torture,

Oh. He got his torture manuals from UN orgs, huh? Why am I not surprised?

10 posted on 04/19/2003 10:14:27 AM PDT by Cachelot (~ In waters near you ~)
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To: blam
OMGGGGG

HEY that sound Siegmud Freud for you he rape and tortute women and he love his mom

That typical Arab Terrorist is it

Typical for that type of society where women don't have no right
11 posted on 04/19/2003 10:22:46 AM PDT by SevenofNine (Not everybody in it for truth, justice, and the American way=Det Lennie Briscoe)
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To: blam
Wonder if he was a DUer?
12 posted on 04/19/2003 10:41:27 AM PDT by ambrose
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To: willyboyishere
"If he spotted a woman he fancied he'd send his henchmen out to fetch her".---- Sound familiar? Uday was kind of an Uber-Clinton. I knew we'd find they had something in common.

I was going to say the same thing. Guess Paula Jones wasn't Uday's type.

13 posted on 04/19/2003 10:43:51 AM PDT by arasina ("Thank you Mister Bush!" [direct quote from liberated Iraqi man])
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To: blam
'If he spotted a woman he fancied he would send his henchmen to fetch her'

Now where have I heard of that technique before?

14 posted on 04/19/2003 10:45:29 AM PDT by beckett
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To: willyboyishere
This month's Vanity Fair mag has an excellent article about Uday and his brother that will make your hair stand up. You just can't believe there are actually people like this. It's even worse than this article makes it out.
15 posted on 04/19/2003 10:45:33 AM PDT by Hildy
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To: blam
'If he spotted a woman he fancied he would send his henchmen to fetch her'

Given the way so many Arab men treat women, it's no wonder the women tolerate having to completely cover themselves.

At times, it's a safety measure.

16 posted on 04/19/2003 10:48:50 AM PDT by Psycho_Bunny
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To: beckett
"'If he spotted a woman he fancied he would send his henchmen to fetch her'"

Now where have I heard of that technique before?

heh heh heh. Trying doing a Google search using the Key Words: "She Has That Come Hither Look", "Got His Knees Knocking”, "Little Rock AR Sexual Predators 1975-1992".

17 posted on 04/19/2003 11:13:31 AM PDT by WRhine
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To: Hildy
This month's Vanity Fair mag has an excellent article about Uday and his brother that will make your hair stand up.

Yes, the VF article is very interesting, if not quite disturbing. Uday is/was one sick SOB. For those who did not read the article, it details how Uday subjects not only his enemies to torture, but even his "friends". Being 10 minutes late to meeting with Uday could result in a severe beating by Uday and his thugs. Another experience that may helped Uday's form fine character is the fact that some years ago Saddam had Uday imprisoned for bad behavior. In prison Uday was beaten to within an inch of his life by six stick wielding members of the Republican Guard. He was screwed up to begin with, but that really warped him.

18 posted on 04/19/2003 11:27:57 AM PDT by Norman Arbuthnot
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To: Norman Arbuthnot
By the way, in that same issue, the editor made it known in his opening note, that he thought the war was wrong and that Bush was an idiot. Makes you wonder if he even reads his own magazine.
19 posted on 04/19/2003 11:37:31 AM PDT by Hildy
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To: blam
Uday's Passions: His Mom, The Net And Torture

I hope that when the requisite five-to-ten years pass and we've gotten "perspective"
about events since 9-11...
we get some good movies about some of the bad actors like: Mr. Atta, Saddam, Uday
and others.

It will be interesting to see if Hollyweird will actually make faithful portrayals
of these sick B@$T@RD$.

Who am I kidding...they'll be the misunderstood, persecuted heroes of any Hollywood films.
20 posted on 04/19/2003 11:42:32 AM PDT by VOA
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