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Iraq: Saddam is a "Friendly Freak" say
U.S. guards
21.6.2005
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Baghdad, (AKI) - Saddam Hussein likes to eat
Cheetos chips, writes poetry, does his own laundry,
and is an admirer of former US president Ronald
Reagan, according to several US soldiers who guarded
the former Iraqi dictator at a secret prion in Iraq.
A "friendly freak" is how five Pennsylvania National
Guard members describe Saddam in an interview to be
published in the July edition of GQ magazine.
The five guardsmen, who for nine months kept watch
on Saddam, said he often exchanged views with them
on topics ranging from world politics and religion
to how a man should go about picking the right wife.
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Photo : Saddam, AP
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The dictator who was toppled in the 2003 US-led
invasion of his country had plenty to say about
President George W. Bush and his father former
presdient, Bush senior.
"He'd always be like, 'Bush is no good. The Bush
father, son, no good'" one of the men interviewed,
Jonathan Paco Reese, was quoted as saying in a
excerpt of the article, published on GQ's Internet
site.
"But he wanted to be friends with them [the Bushes].
Towards the end, he was saying that he doesn't hold
any hard feelings and he just wanted to talk to
Bush, to make peace with him," Sean, another of
those interviewed, told GQ.
All the former guards agreed that Reagan was
Saddam's favourite US leader.
"He talked about how Reagan sold him planes and
helicopters and stuff. And basically funded his war
against Iran [the 1980-88 conflict which began when
Iraqi troops invaded neighbouring Iran] " guard
Jesse told GQ.
When one of the guards told Saddam, who is not
allowed access to current events, that Reagan had
died of Alzheimer's in June 2004, the dictator went
quite for a minute, then said "Yes. This happens."
But besides the politics, the toppled leader also
showed great interest in the personal lives of his
guards, and was happy to dispense his advice.
For Saddam, the ideal wife is a woman who is neither
too intelligent, too stupid, nor too young, but who
can cook and clean the house, the American soldiers
said.
The Iraqi dictator, who is allowed to shower twice
weekly, is "obsessed" with personal hygiene and
after shaking hands with a visitor, insists washing
them with soap, they said.
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