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US Army Nurse reveals 'humane' side of Saddam Hussein | Saddam Hussein might be remembered as a brutal international criminal by the rest of the world; but
to retired U.S. Army Nurse Robert Ellis, who spent more time with the dictator
than any other American, he was a patient with a humane side. Ellis worked as
the senior American medical advisor at Baghdad's Camp Cropper, where Hussein was
held for eight months until his execution in December 2006, Fox News reports.
During this period, Hussein who went by the code name "Victor" grew close to his
caregiver, who was known to him by the code name "Alice." The report quoted Ellis
as saying that when he told Hussein that he had to return to St. Louis to see
his dying brother, Hussein hugged him and said: "I will be your brother." Ellis'
new book, "Caring for Victor," is a record of his time with the ruthless tyrant.
For Ellis, the mission caused serious internal conflict. "I was always conflicted
throughout the whole mission. My job was to keep these people alive and healthy
so they could be interrogated," he said. Ellis says that by remaining "non-judgmental,"
he was able to see another side of a human who was considered to be a brutal killer.
"By me spending time with him, I got to see his other side, a side that you don't
hear about. They play by a different set of rules over there," he added. |
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