The cars that Saddam’s son used to own are unearthed

by y.s. | July 7, 2008 at 11:55 am | 270 views | add comment | 0 recommendations

Iraqi police displayed five cars that belonged to Odai Hussein, the eldest son of Saddam Hussein, today. The display featured two Rolls Royces and several vintage classics. The fate of these classy cars was by no means an easy one. The cars were stolen from Odai Hussein’s palace after US invasion by the looters and buried in an orchard until they can be smuggled abroad and sold. However, Iraqi police has uncovered the plans and arrested the looters. Now, they don’t really know what to do with the dust-covered cars.

Odai Hussein and his younger brother, Qusai, were both killed in a gunbattle with U.S. forces in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul in 2003, a few months after the invasion of Iraq.

Saddam's sons lived lavish lifestyles during their father's time in power, notorious to Iraqis for their cruelty. Odai, in charge of Iraqi sports, was accused of punishing poor performances with torture or prison.