Posted on 02/24/2003 7:45:37 PM PST by InvisibleChurch
Saddam Hussein T-shirts are selling slowly in Indonesia among young Muslims.
Syahrul Arief's Quds company started making Saddam T-shirts about a month ago, reports the Straits Times.
So far, he says sales have been sluggish with about 400 sold but the entrepreneur is confident business will pick up
He said: "These are different from the Osama T-shirts we sold last year. Saddam is not a bestseller yet because many Indonesians understand he is not a completely pure Muslim. He has done bad things.
"But if war starts, more people would be interested in Saddam T-shirts. Then they would perceive him as a fighter against America and support his cause. When that happens, the T-shirts will move faster."
He has three designs. Two show Saddam wearing his beret and bearing slogans "We Support You" and "Ready for War". The third depicts Saddam defying President Bush.
Osama T-shirts hit the streets last year after US action in Afghanistan began.
Mr Syahrul said that more than 100,000 Osama T-shirts had been sold through his shop in Jakarta and university campuses nationwide.
Asked what he thinks of criticisms that he is adding fuel to anti-US feelings, he said he is tapping into existing sentiments, and not creating them.
"I am also doing this to make a living. I can't sell these T-shirts if people don't like the sentiments expressed already. Nobody would buy them if they disagree," he added.
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BWAAHAHAHAHA!!!
A blue light special waiting to happen.
Just watch Saddam go and get himself killed by his own palace guard, and American and Euro leftists will call him a Martyr and replace all their Che-wear with Saddam-wear. Just watch!
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