10.20.2005

Saddam Trial - Part III

Now my critique of Saddam himself.

You have to admit, even after nearly two years of confinement and eating American snack food (which I swear kills brain cells), he's a feisty cuss.

But there was also something almost scripted about him yesterday. And it took me three times through the "translation" (and I always question how much to rely on those) before I realized what it was!

Saddam was doing a GREAT imitation of Dr. Seuss! And no, I'm not joking. With only slight rearrangement of what he said, you basically get the classic passage in "Green Eggs and Ham":

Who are you? I did not hire.
Address me please as your sire.
I do not like circus nor ham.
I do not like this, Saddam I am.