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Idi Amin still in ICU
Agence France-Presse ^
| August 5, 2003
Posted on 08/05/2003 10:59:32 AM PDT by HAL9000
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - Former Ugandan dictator Idi Amin remained in stable condition on Tuesday at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of King Faisal Specialist Hospital in this Saudi Red Sea city, a hospital source said. "He is still in the intensive care unit, but he is in a stable condition," the source said.
Amin, a Muslim now in his eighties, was admitted to hospital on July 18 and went into coma. Hospital sources said he came out of the coma six days later, but remained in critical condition under close watch by doctors.
Hospital officials refused to specify Amin's illness or provide details about his condition at the request of family members who have been living with him in Saudi Arabia in obscurity for more than 10 years.
Amin's 1971 to 1979 reign in Uganda following a military coup was one of the bloodiest in Africa's modern history, and he has not been back to his country since he was ousted by joint forces of Tanzanian troops and Ugandan exiles on April 11, 1979.
Up to 400 000 people are estimated to have died during his time in office, or are still unaccounted for.
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni warned last month that Amin would face trial for his atrocities if he returned to his homeland alive.
Last month, one of his wives and a daughter joined him at his bedside after a flight from Kampala "facilitated" by the Ugandan government.
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: idiamin; idiamindada; saudiarabia; uganda
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posted on
08/05/2003 10:59:32 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
He appears to be one of those old buggers who are so mean, they just won't die.
2
posted on
08/05/2003 11:02:27 AM PDT
by
Pan_Yans Wife
("Life isn't fair. It's fairer than death, is all.")
To: HAL9000
"Idi Amin still in ICU."
Why don't they move him to the morgue already?
3
posted on
08/05/2003 11:02:42 AM PDT
by
Pearls Before Swine
(South-south-west, south, south-east, east....)
To: HAL9000
I thought he was dead!
To: HAL9000
Is the Vegas line 50/50 on who bites first?
Idi or Sadaam?
To: Ayn Rand wannabe
I thought he was dead! His heart, lungs, kidneys and liver have failed and his EEG is flatlined, but he's not dead yet.
6
posted on
08/05/2003 11:07:28 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: HAL9000
Hospital officials refused to specify Amin's illness or provide details about his condition ...Probably just someone he ate.
7
posted on
08/05/2003 11:11:47 AM PDT
by
tcostell
To: HAL9000
His heart, lungs, kidneys and liver have failed and his EEG is flatlined, but he's not dead yet. LOL!
To: HAL9000
Hmmm...I'm sensing some sarcasm here... ;-P
To: HAL9000
SOB's lasting longer than the "English Patient".
10
posted on
08/05/2003 11:17:45 AM PDT
by
Shooter 2.5
(Don't punch holes in the lifeboat.)
To: HAL9000
Hope he is great agony and will remain that way for some time to come.
When his end comes, here's wishing that he will see the demons from hel* running to grab him and take him to his just reward.
11
posted on
08/05/2003 11:19:40 AM PDT
by
chiefqc
To: MrsEmmaPeel
and he smells awful too!
12
posted on
08/05/2003 11:23:14 AM PDT
by
HAL9000
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead....
Just damn.
If you want on the new list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
13
posted on
08/05/2003 11:24:17 AM PDT
by
mhking
To: HAL9000
Will someone pull a plug, flip a switch or turn a knob or sumthin'. It's past time!
14
posted on
08/05/2003 11:25:28 AM PDT
by
najida
(What handbasket? And where did you say we were going?)
To: Semper Paratus
Is the Vegas line 50/50 on who bites first?I believe Idi usually gets the first and last bite.
To: tcostell; thackney
Probably just someone he ate.;<)
Funny!
Eaker
16
posted on
08/05/2003 11:27:38 AM PDT
by
Eaker
(This is OUR country; let's take it back!!!!!)
To: HAL9000
Do you think his mind is going?
To: HAL9000
Tough bastard! Musta been all those people he ate.
18
posted on
08/05/2003 2:00:27 PM PDT
by
thegreatbeast
(Quid lucrum istic mihi est?)
To: HAL9000
Idi Amin is not dead yet and Jimmy Hoffa is still missing.
To: mhking
OK, ping me when he is dead. ;-)
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