May 2, 2004

ABC HAS OPTIONED THE MINISERIES:

Saddam Hussein to write a novel (Outlook India, 4/02/04)

Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is writing a novel in which he casts himself as the hero and US President George W Bush as a villian, a report said here. Hussein has been allowed to write the novel as "his interrogators hope it will provide clues to his mindset - and how to handle the situation in Iraq today," Sunday Express reported. The novel's villains are British Prime Minister Tony Blair, U S President George Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

Saddam calls his hero Salim, "a pure virtuous Arab, tall and handsome with a straight nose and full moustache".

Posted by Orrin Judd at May 2, 2004 3:27 PM
Comments

I hope he's dead before he comes close to finishing.

Posted by: Timothy at May 2, 2004 3:59 PM

Salim sounds like Kerry without the mustache.

Posted by: genecis at May 2, 2004 4:12 PM

Any movie made from the book would be shoo-in for one of the awards at next year's Cannes Film Festival.

Posted by: John at May 2, 2004 5:51 PM

Can't wait for the review in the NYT.

Posted by: jim hamlen at May 2, 2004 7:19 PM

Does he realize that his book is going to end the same way as the song "The Slitherydee"?

Posted by: ray at May 2, 2004 7:33 PM
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