G'day mini Saddam
February 25, 2003
AUSTRALIANS have rushed to sponsor an 8-year-old Bangladeshi boy who shares his name with the Iraqi dictator.
World Vision said it had been flooded with calls offering support for the young Saddam Hussein after publicity on the case revealed the boy was being spurned by UK sponsors.
The agency's London spokesman said despite pleas since before Christmas, no one had come forward to sponsor Bangladeshi Saddam.
"When people hear the name Saddam Hussein they usually politely decline and ask who else they can sponsor," he said.
The Australian spokeswoman said the story had struck a chord with Aussies.
"It doesn't matter what the child's name is or what the circumstances are, Australians are incredibly generous," she said.
From the Australian Herald Sun newspaper.
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Susan
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Poor kid 
If I could pay for his name to be changed, I would. He's going to have a lifetime of sorrow otherwise.
(as a side note, I wonder what would happen if he sent a letter to the US and a postal inspector saw the return address as being from "Saddam Hussein." )
If I could pay for his name to be changed, I would. He's going to have a lifetime of sorrow otherwise. (as a side note, I wonder what would happen if he sent a letter to the US and a postal inspector saw the return address as being from "Saddam Hussein."
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That's sort of like what happened to the children of Hermann Göring, or Paula Hitler (Adolf's younger sister) after World War II.
Like it was their fault!
Like it was their fault!
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