Uday's torture device found (iron maiden)

the advertiser ^ | 22apr03 2003

[dennisw]

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,6323188%255E25777,00.html

 

 

Uday's torture device found

22apr03

UDAY, Saddam Hussein's feared elder son, and president of the Iraq National Olympic Committee, tortured footballers who played below par, Time magazine reports in its latest issue.

Players had their feet scalded and toenails ripped off for failing to win and allegations of torture were investigated by the international football federation FIFA.

However Time says the investigations failed because no player would dare admit to suffering such abuse for fear of even worse.

Time however says it has found what may be the first tangible evidence pointing to torture in Uday's own backyard, the administrative compound of the Iraqi national Olympic committee in central Baghdad.

Hidden in a pile of dead leaves, 20 metres from the building housing the Iraqi Football Association, was an iron maiden.

Big enough to house a grown man, the sarcophagus-shaped device is a large, metal closet with long spikes on the inside door that closes to impale its victim.

The one found in Baghdad was clearly worn from use, its nails having lost some of their sharpness.

It lay on its side within view of Uday's first-floor offices in the soccer association. The torture device was brought to Time's attention by a group of looters who had been stripping the compound of anything of value.

They had left behind the iron maiden, believing it to be worthless.

US troops found scores of pages on torture printed from web sites when they inspected his wrecked sports centre inside the presidential compound.

[tuna_battle_slight_return]

Sick.

[chance33_98]

Torture indeed!

[anniegetyourgun]

Only slightly more sickening are the Leftists who would have kept this guy in power.

[The Wizard]

no photo?

[cynicom]

War mongering Americans are hated world wide. Better to have left the people of Iraq suffer than depose Saddam. What hypocrits.

[Alouette]

no photo?

[dennisw]

Fri Apr 11, 6:10 PM ET

A portrait of Saddam's son Uday, is protrayed on the Ace of Hearts playing cards displayed against a map of Iraq (news - web sites) in the photo taked at the Pentagon (news - web sites), April 11, 2003. The United States will soon deliver Iraq's deposed president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) and his inner circle into the hands of its own troops, as a deck of playing cards, with Saddam as the Ace of Spades. Brigadier General Vincent Brooks held up one of the first examples of the card packs at a Central Command briefing on Friday, explaining that each card depicted a character the United States wanted pursued, killed or captured. REUTERS/Mannie Garcia

[nicmarlo]

[The Wizard]

thank you, so much, burn in hell uday

[nicmarlo]

yw; FOX and friends showed this on their program yesterday a.m.

[11B3]

Excellent tag line!

[MJM59]

Yep, we should have left these guys in power.


P.S. For those not paying attention, that was sarcasm :)

Personally, I could put a bullet between his eyes and sleep soundly.

[Kenton]

Looks like Uday took the phrase "get medieval" quite literally. That Hussein kid is or was one sick puppy...

[Dr.Deth]

"Put the in the iron maiden."

"Iron Maiden?! Excellent!"

"EXECUTE them!"

"Bogus."

P.S. Torture me with Bruce, Adrian, Nicko and the boys all you want!

[Hoppean]

Players had their feet scalded and toenails ripped off for failing to win

Now this isn't very logical, is it? Doing these things to the players' feet is not likely to make them perform better in the next game, since the pain will interfere with their activities.

[Poohbah]

Be excellent to each other! Party on, dude!

[OXENinFLA]

Is that a smiley face?

[nicmarlo]

Looks like it to me, now that you mention it.

[technochick99]

How horrific!