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Children of Dictators

Behind the Bastards

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The Story of Uday Hussein's Punishment

Saddam Hussein torched his son Uday's collection of luxury cars as punishment for a drunken brawl with his uncle. The former dictator was so amused by the story that he told it to an American journalist, who couldn't resist succumbing to belly laughs of his own. "You know, you get to draw the line somewhere," Saddam said.

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