Was Saddam Hussein inspired by Darth Vader?

Monday, March 1, 2010


Was Saddam Hussein inspired by Darth Vader? Michael Rakowitz's exhibit at the Tate Modern in London presents some fairly persuasive evidence that Saddam was a secret fan of the Lord of the Sith. Just wait until you see the helmets for Saddam's private militia...

(Note that the video above is not intended as an endorsement of the US invasion of Iraq. Just because Saddam may have been inspired by Darth Vader, that sure doesn't mean his regime was the Empire and George W was Luke Skywalker.)

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Posted by Greg Stacy . at Monday, March 01, 2010
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2 comments:

Anonymous March 1, 2010 at 12:43 PM  

No, the endorsement of the Iraq War came from the discovery of mass graves full of children, the most recent find being last month.

Greg Stacy . March 1, 2010 at 3:38 PM  

I'm not getting into this with you.

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