"I'm not anorexic - I'm protesting!"
I’m not sure how true this story is – I mean, the word “disinformation” is practically synonymous with the word “Iraq”. Still, it was kind of funny to see, especially if it is legit.
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Saddam ends hunger strike after missing one meal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein ended a brief hunger strike after missing just one meal in his U.S.-run prison, a U.S. military spokesman said Friday.
The former Iraqi leader had refused lunch Thursday in protest at the killing of one of his lawyers by gunmen, but the spokesman said he ate his evening meal.
Former Saddam aides being held in the same prison had refused to eat three meals since Wednesday evening but ended their fast with the ex-president.
"They all took their dinner meal," the spokesman told Reuters.
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A hunger strike that lasts ONE MEAL? Saddam, buddy – that’s not a hunger strike. That’s skipping lunch. Hell, the Olsen Twins “strike” more than that every day!
How’s that for showing dedication to your cause? “I will not eat at all, to protest the deplorable conditions at the hands of my captors." Sniff, sniff. "Oh, hey – is someone making lasagna? That smells mighty tasty!” Not a whole lot of credibility in that one, is there?
Poor dumb Saddam. First he’s deposed, then he’s locked in a spider hole, then he’s shown all over the planet getting the 20-point inspection by the doctor, then he goes through a trial where all of the witnesses seem to end up with a mysterious illness (bullet holes), and now his hunger strike lasts all of one afternoon. You’d think that for someone of his former stature, he’d be able to at least demand a low carb or kosher version of a hunger strike. (Okay, maybe not the kosher one.)
Maybe if they want to really send him on a hunger strike, they’d feed him nothing but Freedom Fries and W-brand ketchup. See if he can keep those down.
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Saddam ends hunger strike after missing one meal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein ended a brief hunger strike after missing just one meal in his U.S.-run prison, a U.S. military spokesman said Friday.
The former Iraqi leader had refused lunch Thursday in protest at the killing of one of his lawyers by gunmen, but the spokesman said he ate his evening meal.
Former Saddam aides being held in the same prison had refused to eat three meals since Wednesday evening but ended their fast with the ex-president.
"They all took their dinner meal," the spokesman told Reuters.
* * * * *
A hunger strike that lasts ONE MEAL? Saddam, buddy – that’s not a hunger strike. That’s skipping lunch. Hell, the Olsen Twins “strike” more than that every day!
How’s that for showing dedication to your cause? “I will not eat at all, to protest the deplorable conditions at the hands of my captors." Sniff, sniff. "Oh, hey – is someone making lasagna? That smells mighty tasty!” Not a whole lot of credibility in that one, is there?
Poor dumb Saddam. First he’s deposed, then he’s locked in a spider hole, then he’s shown all over the planet getting the 20-point inspection by the doctor, then he goes through a trial where all of the witnesses seem to end up with a mysterious illness (bullet holes), and now his hunger strike lasts all of one afternoon. You’d think that for someone of his former stature, he’d be able to at least demand a low carb or kosher version of a hunger strike. (Okay, maybe not the kosher one.)
Maybe if they want to really send him on a hunger strike, they’d feed him nothing but Freedom Fries and W-brand ketchup. See if he can keep those down.
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