Can saddam speak english?
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:10 PM
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Can saddam speak english?
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:11 PM
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1. I believe he can understand some, speak little
Meaning he can understand some of what you say to him in English, but he can't respond in English well. (Not an uncommon scenario)
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:33 PM
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11. Can he say, " I am Saddam Hussein, I am President of Iraq and I want to
negotiate?" That's my question.
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Mon Dec-15-03 08:48 PM
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13. He may have spoken in Arabic or Farsi
Edited on Mon Dec-15-03 08:49 PM by beaconess
It is my understanding that American soldiers on this type of high-stakes mission are almost always accompanied by local Iraqi interpreters who can speak and understand Iraqi languages and dialects.
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:12 PM
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2. I'm pretty sure he can not (nt.)
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:12 PM
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3. This is in reference to...?
I assume this is in reference to Saddam supposedly declaring his identity, in English, to troops when he was captured?
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:17 PM
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Faux just reported "his exact words" their quote, as he emerged from the uh.... eh... uh... hole in the ground :)
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:14 PM
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4. I think he can understand it
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:15 PM
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5. He can speak a little and understand more
However, in interviews he refused to speak in English.
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Mon Dec-15-03 09:02 PM
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and he understands English much better then he wants you to know.
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:16 PM
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A quote -Saddam Hussein: "I am sorry, I do not speak English - fluently. But I can understand to some extent. "http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/02/26/60II/main542166.shtml
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:18 PM
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8. Saddam must have assumed that
because were no gays amoung the American troops, that no one there spoke Arabic.
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:21 PM
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what are you talking about
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:24 PM
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10. It's a reference to the fact that the gub'mint
FIRED translators of Arabic who were "outed" as gays. Idjits, I say!
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Mon Dec-15-03 07:35 PM
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12. Oh, Yeah he speaks English....
I used to hear him speak English on Italian T.V. when I lived there.. Also, please note you will never hear this on American T.V. It's controlled, they don't want Americans to soften on a guy just because he speaks a little English. Why do you think the Europeans hate our asses so much?
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Mon Dec-15-03 08:50 PM
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a little at the very least apparently.
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Mon Dec-15-03 08:56 PM
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15. speaks better english then bush
Yea, if he can complete a sentence in english, he's doing better then Bush who cant complete a sentence or thought...
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Mon Dec-15-03 10:04 PM
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17. yeah, he spoke it in that Dan Rather interview, didn't he?
beautifully and of course far better than that dumbass in the WH that guy is a MORAN
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Mon Dec-15-03 10:06 PM
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18. I'm sure can say... "illegal invasion to steal Iraqi OIL"
Edited on Mon Dec-15-03 10:09 PM by BackDoorMan
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Mon Dec-15-03 10:07 PM
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"baseball been berry berry good to me". Its an inside joke Tarik Aziz did on him to crack up the staff when he got loaded and started yelling at the TV when Bush was on or had english speaking dignitaries over. Also "to the moon Alice".
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Tue Dec-16-03 02:46 AM
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20. I thought he could say...
Chocolate GI? Chocolate for WMD? Stocking?
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