Saddam Hussein Rolex picture
“Before being deposed by American forces and executed by his people, Iraqi Dictator Saddam Hussein was known for his love of luxury, clearly represented by his custom-made, diamond-studded gold Rolex watch. Unlike the majority of Hussein’s loot, the Rolex watch did not end up in the hands of the American military. Instead, Saddam’s right-hand man Haitham Wahaib is putting the Rolex up for auction, along with other valuables, in order to raise $450,000 for Iraqi schools.” [Link]
“‘Between the day of the incident and 1:00 pm today we have received orders totalling 370,000 pairs’, Istanbul-based Serkan Turk, head of sales at Baydan Shoes, told AFP. Normally the firm sold only 15,000 pairs a year of the model that Muntazer al-Zaidi threw at the US president at a press conference in Baghdad on December 14 to become an instant hero across the Arab world, he said.” [Link]
“Salam Adhoob, a former chief investigator for Iraq’s Commission on Public Integrity, told the Senate Democratic Policy Committee, an arm of the Democratic caucus, that an Iraqi auditing bureau ‘could not properly account for’ the money. While many of the projects audited ‘were not needed — and many were never built,’ he said, ‘this very real fact remains: Billions of American dollars that paid for these projects are now gone.’ ” [Link]
“Sarah Palin did not visit troops in Iraq, a spokesperson for the Republican vice presidential nominee confirmed Saturday, as new details emerged about the extent of the Alaska governor’s foreign travel. Gov. Sarah Palin’s aide confirmed to CNN details of her foreign travel Saturday. In July of last year, Palin left North America for the first time to visit Alaskan troops stationed in Kuwait. Palin officials originally said her itinerary included U.S. military installations or outposts in Germany and Kuwait, and that she had visited Ireland. ” [Link]
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