July 24, 2003

the magic disappearing mrs hussein

For the most part I could care less about Saddam Hussein or his sons. Or indeed any of his male relatives. I totally conceed the point that they are memorably horrible individuals and are very famous. But I'm currently curious about the women in this family.
I'm assuming that they lack any of the traditionally interesting features of the female partners of male tyrants (no massive shoe collection, for example). I'm also assuming that they don't support the view of the men as evil and inhuman.
What happens if you marry someone who turns out to be a tyrranical psycopath? How you do deal with what that means for the upbringing of your children? Particularly in a time when politics necessitates a hefty armoury.
How is she dealing with the current family fortunes? Given the likelihood that she'll not see any of them again, are the members of her family already dead to her? What are the implications of choosing to be the partner of someone (based on one set of criteria) when other people will judge you based on political criteria?
Is she even alive? Would the news pick it up if she wasn't?

Posted by carla at July 24, 2003 05:15 PM
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