Word: uday
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...even though his efforts may have been taken by some as a sign of weakness. He then called on Iraqis to be strong and patient and vowed that God would grant them victory. He saluted "the people of the tribes, Saddam's fedayeen (commanded by his son Uday), the men of the national security and the men of the armed forces" for their roles in the fighting...
...Saddam made no mention of his sons Qusay and Uday, who play leading roles in commanding Iraqi regular and paramilitary units, respectively, and who U.S. officials have suggested may also have been hit in the March 20 strike. He also did not talk about the battle with U.S. forces Sunday in the southern city of Nasiriyeh, nor of the U.S. soldiers killed and taken prisoner there. The omission seemed to be an indication that the speech may have been pre-recorded sometime on Sunday before the news from Nasiriyeh had become clear...
...fired from six battleships in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, slammed into three targeted buildings in Baghdad. In addition, two U.S. F-117 warplanes from an air base in Qatar dropped four 2,000-lb. bombs on the underground bunker believed to be housing Saddam, Qusay and Uday. The CIA received an intelligence report that one of Saddam's sons was either killed or seriously injured while a second intelligence report cited sources who saw Saddam carried out of the rubble on a stretcher...
...side of his mouth, but the man who spoke on TV moved his lips normally." Another guy, Kamel Ahmed, said "I'm suspicious. He's wearing glasses and his complexion is too light. There are three or four Saddam Husseins in Baghdad. There's also a copy of Uday, but he fled because he was afraid...
SPORTS Iraqis are passionate soccer fans. Saddam's elder son Uday heads the nation's soccer federation and Olympic committee. Athletes who have fled the country claim that he regularly tortures players, coaches and referees who disappoint...