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  • Poet rich with praise for Saddam

    12/30/2002 7:08:04 PM PST · by new cruelty · 18 replies · 356+ views
    USA Today ^ | Dec 30 | Vivienne Walt
    BAGHDAD, Iraq -- His eyes sparkle like fountains in the sunlight. They flash like lightning. Then they become sharp like swords in his head. This is poetry, Iraq-style. The author calls it a love poem. The man described in the verse is mysterious, mercurial, elusive. He isn't named. But it's clear to Iraqis to whom the words refer. The subject of the poem is Saddam Hussein (news - web sites). The Iraqi president has been called many things. To some U.S. politicians, he's a modern-day Adolf Hitler, a liar, a ruthless dictator. In Iraq's official newspapers, he is the Great...