December 15, 2024

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  • Today's List: Top Five Saddam-Related Quotes for 12/15

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    Top Five Saddam-Related Quotes for 12/15

    5. "He showed no remorse whatsoever." -- Ahmed Chalabi.

    4. "I told him, 'Damn you! The Iraqis will send you to hell.' " -- Mowaffak Rubaie, a Shiite Muslim member of Iraq's U.S.-appointed Governing Council who fled the country in 1979 after being arrested and tortured by Hussein's secret police.

    3. "The world is crazy. I was in his torture chamber in 1979, and now he was sitting there, powerless in front of me without anybody stopping me from doing anything to him. Just imagine. We were arguing, and he was using very foul language." -- Mowaffak al-Rubaie, a Governing Council member, after a visit to the deposed dictator yesterday.

    2. "We will get sovereignty on the 30th of June, and I can tell you, he could be executed on the 1st of July." -- Mouwafak al-Rabii, a Shiite Muslim council member and a longtime human rights activist.

    1. "President Bush sends his regards." -- Troops Who Apprehended Saddam Hussein in response to his self-identification and offer to negotiate.

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    Posted by Steven Taylor at December 15, 2024 10:13 AM | TrackBack
    Comments

    I think "Mowaffak Rubaie" in quote #2 is the same as "Mowaffak al-Rubaie" in quote #3.

    Posted by: John Zenger at December 15, 2024 03:20 PM

    Yup. Indeed, I think that the #2 quote is from the same person s well, but with his names transliterated differently. What can I say, the dude is quotable.

    Posted by: Steven at December 15, 2024 03:27 PM
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