'Zsa Zsa Saddam' to Taunt Iraqi Regime Loyalists

[Feanorcurufinwe]

Mon Aug 18, 8:37 AM ET

By Luke Baker

TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) has his head tossed back, his blonde locks flowing and a filter-tipped cigarette dangling coquettishly between his delicate fingers.

Meet "Zsa Zsa Saddam," the U.S. army's latest ploy in the four-month hunt for the fugitive (news - Y! TV) dictator.

In a campaign set to start on Monday, U.S. forces plan to put up posters around Saddam's hometown of Tikrit showing his face superimposed on Hollywood heroines and other stars in an attempt to enrage his followers and draw them out.

As well as Saddam dolled up as a slinky Zsa Zsa Gabor, there is a busty Rita Hayworth Saddam, a grooving Elvis Saddam and even Saddam in the guise of British-born rocker Billy Idol.

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When I first read this I thought it was a joke.

[Plaid Adder]

1. WHO comes up with this shit?!

And do they get PAID for this?

Morons,

The Plaid Adder

[wuushew]

2. Notice that it is OUR troops who are putting up the posters.

Look for the press release that says private John Doe was shot in the head by a sniper while putting up a poster on a mosque.

This is a very bad idea

[TlalocW]

3. I can see the headlines now...

Some high level member of Saddam's cabal is captured and is interviewed...

"The Zsa-Zsa and Rita posters didn't bother us. Billy Idol didn't make us too happy, but we coped. It was the Elvis Saddam that sent us over the edge! Sure, we are loyal to Saddam, but Elvis is the King, and you don't do a thing like that to the King!"

TlalocW