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Uday wants to surrender to the Americans, according to Fox News.
Apparently he's afraid that, for some unexplained reason, the Iraqi people, who he's raped, tortured, imprisoned and gruesomely murdered over the years, may not treat him as gently.
But I found this little bit interesting, if true.
Saddam is also alive and in suburban Baghdad, the person familiar with Uday's surrender discussions said he has been told by a Saddam relative. He added that the deposed leader is in questionable mental health.
If the part in the last sentence is true, does anyone think that it's a recent development? I am willing to believe that his mental health problems may have changed in kind in the last few weeks, but I've not seen any evidence that Saddam was ever mentally healthy, at least for certain values of "mental health."
Posted by Rand Simberg at May 23, 2003 08:40 AM
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It's true Saddam was (or is) a sociopath. But I took this report as indicating that he may have had a psychotic break as a result of his fall from power. There is, of course, a difference between being completely amoral and hearing voices, and it sounds like the latter. If they catch him, this could pose a dilemma, as there are sure to be people who believe an insane person should not stand trial, even if he is Saddam Hussein al Tikriti.
Posted by Joshua Chamberlain at May 23, 2003 12:57 PM
So -- does he think he's Napoleon now?
Posted by Kevin McGehee at May 23, 2003 01:53 PM
Don't catch him - kill him on the spot.
Posted by Barbara Skolaut at May 23, 2003 02:50 PM
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