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April 22, 2003

Torture Devices Found At Iraqi Soccer HQ

... Time however says it has found what may be the first tangible evidence pointing to torture in Uday's own backyard, the administrative compound of the Iraqi national Olympic committee in central Baghdad.

Hidden in a pile of dead leaves, 20 meters from the building housing the Iraqi Football Association, was an iron maiden.

Big enough to house a grown man, the sarcophagus-shaped device is a large, metal closet with long spikes on the inside door that closes to impale its victim.

The one found in Baghdad was clearly worn from use, its nails having lost some of their sharpness ...

Posted By Newshound at April 22, 2003 10:42 AM | TrackBack

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GOOOOOOOOOAL

Posted by: AJ at April 22, 2003 11:00 AM

Were Bill and Ted involved? I've heard they find the Iron Maiden to be most Excellent.

Posted by: Mark Buehner at April 22, 2003 11:33 AM

Were Bill and Ted involved? I've heard they find the Iron Maiden to be most Excellent.

Posted by: Mark Buehner at April 22, 2003 11:33 AM

I love Iron Maiden. Some of their older albulms really rocked. Number of the Beast...that era.

Posted by: Frank DeGamma at April 22, 2003 11:34 AM

the game of soccer is for little girls anyway

Posted by: mr sub at April 22, 2003 01:21 PM

I'm sorry. Torture, real live torture of human beings, is simply not a subject for humor.

Posted by: DSmith at April 22, 2003 01:28 PM

Lighten up Dsmith. Iron maiden had one of the best bass players around.

Posted by: Frank Degamma at April 22, 2003 02:08 PM

All the maidens I've known turned out to be iron in one way or another.

Posted by: Slagheap at April 22, 2003 04:27 PM

Excellent, dude. Uday's corset.

Posted by: General Patton, in France at April 22, 2003 06:58 PM

I'm sorry. Torture, real live torture of human beings, is simply not a subject for humor.
Posted by DSmith at April 22, 2003 01:28 PM

Niether in Iraq or in any number of US client states.

Posted by: comment at April 23, 2003 12:59 PM

sad, yes, those torture devices were used at nuremburg...

the evil that men do lives on and on...YOW!

Posted by: powerslave at April 24, 2003 10:48 PM