Saddam the gardener

"Saddam Hussein’s American nurse, in an interview with his hometown paper, revealed what life was like for the former dictator during his last years. He would save scraps from his meals for birds, tend to a patch of weeds and once asked why the U.S. had invaded, saying: 'The laws in Iraq were fair and the weapons inspectors didn't find anything.'"
Truthdig

"When the nurse had to leave because his brother was dying, Saddam Hussein hugged him and said he would be his brother."
BBC

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