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May 01, 2005

"(T)he dreamers of the day are dangerous people, for they dream their dreams with open eyes, and make them come true."

Posted by Bill

Oh, what a feeling:

"I was so angry," says Samir, who immigrated to St. Louis eleven years ago after fleeing Iraq. "I began cussing at him, calling him a motherfucker, a son-of-a-bitch -- you name it. I told him I was Shiite from the south and was part of the revolution against him in 1991. I said he murdered my uncles and cousins. He imprisoned my father.
"All these years of anger, I couldn't stop. I tried to say the worst things I could. I told him if he were a real man he would have killed himself. I asked him: 'Why are you living in that dirty little hole, you bastard? You are a rat. Your father is a rat.'"

In Arabic, Saddam told Samir to shut up. And when Saddam called him a traitor, an enraged Samir silenced his prisoner with a flurry of quick jabs to the face.

"I punched Saddam in the mouth."

Posted by Bill at May 1, 2005 09:08 PM | TrackBack (2)

Comments

Samir talks about how he punched Saddam and how other prisoners were smacked around to get info out of them. I hope Teddy Kennedy doesn't read the article. He'll turn it into Abu Ghraib II.

Posted by: Daniel at May 1, 2005 10:25 PM

Oh god, don't say that. Saddam'll be released because his International Human Rights were violated. Or something.

Posted by: ninme at May 2, 2005 01:30 AM

Good for Samir. I wouldn't mind this story getting more play. I'd like to see who stands up and starts crying for Saddam.

Posted by: rbj at May 2, 2005 02:14 PM