After one of his lawyers was shot (we know not whether at his
orders or otherwise) Saddam announced he was going on a hunger
strike in protest. Appears he just skipped
lunch. Perhaps the foi gras wasn't from sufficiently stuffed
geese.
Jed Babbin served as a Deputy Undersecretary of Defense under George H.W. Bush. He is the author of several bestselling books including Inside the Asylum and In the Words of Our Enemies.