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“There are reports he now has three wives and five lovers. And he’s popping Viagra. It seems he’s having trouble with his biological weapon.”

Nigel Cawthorne, author of Sex Lives of the Great Dictators, responding to the question, “Is Saddam the despot a sexpot?” Newsweek, 17 February issue

“The photos I am about to show you are sometimes hard for the average person to interpret.”

US Secretary of State Colin Powell showing satellite images to the UN claiming that Iraq is hiding weapons of mass destruction, 5 February

“I am certain that his account is accurate. There is an art to the interpretation of satellite imagery.”…

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