Saddam joins Iraq civil defence

A BEAMING Saddam Hussein was among 100 graduates who joined the ranks yesterday of the US-trained Iraqi Civil Defence Corps.

The 21-year-old namesake of the former Iraqi dictator said he was proud to join Iraq’s new internal defence force. Saddam Hussein Ali said he believed he would serve his country far better than the deposed leader did.

“I am happy that Saddam Hussein is not in power any more,” he said after receiving his graduation certificate and commemorative bayonet. “He did nothing for our country but kill people and build palaces for himself.”