One of Udays newspapers, Babil, today quoted President Clinton in a front-page lead as saying it was time to lift sanctions against Iraq. On page two, the newspaper admitted the report was "only an April Fools' joke. It is the beginning of spring. Many happy returns." Uday was once sentenced to death by his own father for clubbing to death one of the familys retainers, and is alleged to have been involved in the killing of his own brother-in-law. In other words, when he makes a joke, its a good idea to laugh.
Iraq's Killing Joker
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BAGHDAD: Hes a great kidder, that Uday Hussein. Saddams son may be better known, according to TIME U.N. correspondent William Dowell, as a madman, extremely violent and out of control, but today he took his countrymen for April fools.