The shadow of a monster: I was Uday's body double

Irish Independent ^ | April 12 2003 | not specified

[Exit148]

I wonder if there are photos of Hussein in the time leading up to his supposed death in '99, when he would look pretty wasted, and after that date---for comparison purposes.

[Happygal]

Bad link weegee! :-(

[Incorrigible]

Bump!

[Gritty]

Amazing story!

[ALS]

"In strode Uday Saddam Hussein. "I want you to be me," the president's son declared, "Everywhere, always. You will be my fidai, my double. You will be the son of the president under my direction. You'll have the most beautiful life on earth. Everything that's mine will also be yours. You will be my brother."

Matthew 4:
4:8
Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
4:9
And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
4:10
Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.
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Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.

[Our God given right to be free]

This is an amazing story although I'm not supprised of Uday being capable of these things. I'm sure we will now hear of many HORRIBLE stories being told! I hope Uday is iksnay along with the rest of the debris.(father and brother etc.) I believe that they were killed when the first strike took place, maybe now it will come out from one of Sadam's generals. Thanks for the article Happy

[alrea]

his bodyguards drove around the university and the girls' schools until the president's son saw a girl he fancied. He would stop her and ask her to spend the night with him. If she refused, his bodyguards would grab her and bring her back to the palace

University of Arkansas?

[ladyjane]

Happygal, how do we know this isn't Uday?

[Happygal]

Last I heard, Uday wasn't married to an Irish girl! :-)

[truth defector]

sounds like the big creep sugar bubba!

[xm177e2]

Because there aren't a hundred dead Irish girls in the town where he lives?

[SpringheelJack]

He lined up the hospital staff, "If you don't save his finger I will kill you all." Uday knew if his double lost a finger he would have to have a finger cut off too.

Huh? Why couldn't he just get a new double? This smells like some sort of daytime Iraqi soap opera.

[krunkygirl]

I may have missed it but I haven't seen anyone say anything about one of Clinton's last comments right before the war started. It was something along the lines of "we should trust Hans Blix to tell us whether or not the inspections are working." In other words, Blix, not President Bush, should be in charge of our foreign policy/national security re: Iraq. I would like a lot more attention paid to x42(i)'s extreme loser/appeaser comments.

[Rockpile]

Anyone recall the brief account of the British human shield bimbo who spent a night with Uday and then fled the country the next day?

[cherry_bomb88]

Uday changed suits four times a day - and even had a paint shop behind his palace garage where each day he would have one of his many cars painted to match the colour of his suit.

interesting....and all the while the people of Iraq where starving...how *nice*.

[cricket]

"He hopes with the fall of the Hussein regime that life will finally become normal for him and that the nightmare that began when he was forced to be a body double for Uday Hussein will finally be over."

Incredible story. . .but don't suppose HBO or Hollywood is interested in the truth of a totalitarian nightmare. . .