Idi Amin seeks kidney donor...

[cantwealljustgetalong]

The ailing former President of Uganda Idi Amin Dada is seeking a kidney to keep him alive, according to his son, Hashim Amin.
Two kidneys donated by anonymous donors were found to be incompatible with those of the former military strongman.

Hashim Amin told the BBC's Ali Mutasa in Kampala that two more donors had come forward and that his father was surviving through a haemo-dialysis machine which acts as an external kidney.

Last month, the 78-year-old Idi Amin was admitted to the King Faisal Specialist Hospital in the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah, where he has remained ever since.

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/3150921.stm

[bluestateguy]

1. I thought he croaked

Why should organs be wasted on this monster?

[G_j]

3. I thought I heard he died also, n/t

[Heddi]

5. He totally died---I remember multiple LBN threads about it

this is weird....

[Heddi]

8. Apparently he's not dead....

that's strange. I was certain that he was

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/07/21/amin/

Medics: Idi Amin fighting for life
Monday, July 21, 2003 Posted: 5:57 AM EDT (0957 GMT)

JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia -- Former Ugandan leader Idi Amin is in a deteriorating condition in a Saudi hospital three days after slipping into a coma, medical officials say.


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http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/07/20/amin_dying030720


Idi Amin close to death
Last Updated Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:49:15
JIDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA - Idi Amin Dada, Uganda's former president, is in a coma and attached to a respirator in a Saudi hospital, doctors said on Sunday.


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So I guess he was sort-of dead, but not really.

[Flubadubya]

18. I'd say he's juuusst right...

He's the living dead. Doesn't that fit?

[MostlyBlackCat2]

29. he feels like going for a walk. n/t

.

[ArkDem]

28. Well..........

Bring out your dead!
CUSTOMER: Here's one.
CART MASTER: Ninepence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
CART MASTER: What?
CUSTOMER: Nothing. Here's your ninepence.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not dead!
CART MASTER: 'Ere. He says he's not dead!
CUSTOMER: Yes, he is.
DEAD PERSON: I'm not!
CART MASTER: He isn't?
CUSTOMER: Well, he will be soon. He's very ill.
DEAD PERSON: I'm getting better!
CUSTOMER: No, you're not. You'll be stone dead in a moment.
CART MASTER: Oh, I can't take him like that. It's against regulations.
DEAD PERSON: I don't want to go on the cart!
CUSTOMER: Oh, don't be such a baby.
CART MASTER: I can't take him.
DEAD PERSON: I feel fine!
CUSTOMER: Well, do us a favour.
CART MASTER: I can't.
CUSTOMER: Well, can you hang around a couple of minutes? He won't be long.
CART MASTER: No, I've got to go to the Robinsons'. They've lost nine today.
CUSTOMER: Well, when's your next round?
CART MASTER: Thursday.
DEAD PERSON: I think I'll go for a walk.
CUSTOMER: You're not fooling anyone, you know. Look. Isn't there something you can do?
DEAD PERSON: I feel happy. I feel happy.

CUSTOMER: Ah, thanks very much.
CART MASTER: Not at all. See you on Thursday.
CUSTOMER: Right. All right.

[Skittles]

2. wouldn't he eat it?

that's what I've heard

[GCP]

4. Who are these "donors"?

Poverty-stricken people perhaps?

[stlsaxman]

6. so he's come back from the dead and wants

Kidneys for breakfast?

[VolcanoJen]

7. I guess he's not quite dead.

Wow. I was certain he died, too. I'm positive I saw it all over the news. Here's a link from the Moonie Times, from two days ago, claiming Amin's been getting death threats:

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20030812-090231-7882r.htm
JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- A Saudia Arabian hospital source tells Allafrica.com former Ugandan leader Idi Amin is expected to die within a few days.

Amin, 78, has been undergoing intensive treatment at a hospital in Jeddah, Saudia Arabia, where he has reportedly received death threats.

South African state radio quoted a source at the hospital as saying the threats were made anonymously by telephone.

[0rganism]

9. Just guessing, but I think it's a long shot

I'm sure there are lots of folks who'd be willing to donate a bullet to ease his suffering, but probably not a kidney.

[cantwealljustgetalong]

10. while the good die young...

the Idi Amins of the world get kidney donors...aaaaarrrrggghhhhh !!!!

[Mz Pip]

11. F*@* him

He doesn't deserve a kidney. Give it to a kid, maybe to a grandkid of a father he tortured.

He was one of the worst.

MzPip
:dem:

[Pert_UK]

12. IIRC lots of people posted in LBN that he was dead......

but few posted links to stories and those that did posted stories that said he was "nearing death".

I seem to recall that I explained that he wasn't yet dead, but I presume it was wishful thinking from everybody.

P.

[G_j]

24. yes

a news search only turns up 'near dead' stories.

[DemoTex]

13. Generalissimo Francisco Franco volunteers a kidney for Amin.

.

[cantwealljustgetalong]

15. Shrub volunteers his brain for Amin...

says it's not doing him any good anyway...

[LTR]

14. In the 'just desserts' department...

Idi Amin is seeking a kidney donor, but is shocked to learn he previously ordered the killing of all his potential donors!

[R Hickey]

16. I wonder how many compatable kidneys he's eaten in his lifetime

Oh the irony of it all...

[ozymandius]

17. I saw some road kill on the way home.

Its kidneys would be kinda small but possibly compatible with other vermin.

[Gman]

19. How about one of the kidneys he ate?

this guy's worse than Franco...

[dudeness]

20. Hey Idi..catch this grenade..you piece of crap

just die....

[alfredo]

21. the haead of the organ donor program is Hellen Waite

If Idi needs one he should go to Hell and Wait.

[Whoa_Nelly]

22. Find the kidney thieves

that drug unwary travelers and then put them in a tub of ice to cut out and steal their kidneys to sell the black market. Am sure one of those thieves would be glad to help Idi in his quest for a donor.

http://www.snopes.com/horrors/robbery/kidney.htm

[yankeeinlouisiana]

23. I thought he was dead too.

It's strange to think someone is dead and then find out they're not. I guess the old saying applies, God doesn't want him and the devil isn't ready for him.

[BiggJawn]

25. Barry White didn't get a Kidney...Da-Da doesn't get a Kidney.

Hurry up and DIE already, you evil old Cannibal!

[Pert_UK]

26. That's the word "Personals" ad I've ever seen.....

"Idi Amin, single, 60, likes cannibalism, torture, moonlit walks. Social drinker. WLTM kidney donor (18 - 50), non-smoker, GSOH - photo appreciated"

:evilgrin:

P.

[Voltaire99]

27. Seeks kidney, but won't refuse heart, lungs, scalp or leg (esp. thigh)

"How many Weight Watchers points is that?"