The Story They Sat On

The Story They Sat On - Eason Jordan of CNN writes about the Iraqi stories he couldn't tell.

And it's not from any political bias.

I came to know several Iraqi officials well enough that they confided in me that Saddam Hussein was a maniac who had to be removed. One Foreign Ministry officer told me of a colleague who, finding out his brother had been executed by the regime, was forced, as a test of loyalty, to write a letter of congratulations on the act to Saddam Hussein. An aide to Uday once told me why he had no front teeth: henchmen had ripped them out with pliers and told him never to wear dentures, so he would always remember the price to be paid for upsetting his boss. Again, we could not broadcast anything these men said to us.

That's just the beginning. The story goes into nauseating detail, yet obviously leaves a lot out.

Posted by Mitch at April 11, 2003 07:03 AM