Saddam reportedly forced to watch depiction of self in "South Park" movie

[LTR]

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is being made to watch his appearance in cult cartoon South Park while he is behind bars.

The deposed leader on trial in Iraq was featured in the movie spin-off as the lover of the devil. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut featured Hussein and Satan attempting to take over the world together.

Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said US Marines guarding the former dictator during his trial for genocide were making him watch the movie "repeatedly".

"I have it on pretty good information from the Marines on detail in Iraq that they showed him the movie last year. That's really adding insult to injury. I bet that made him really happy," Stone said.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/28082006/344/saddam-s-cartoon-capers.html

[KamaAina]

1. Maybe we could force Bush** to watch the depiction of himself in F9/11

At least South Park's kinda fun!

[Canuckistanian]

2. What a bunch of childish idiots

What was the ultimate pupose of this act? To shame or humiliate him?

I doubt it had the desired effect as Saddam probably had no clue what the show was about.

He was probably thinking, "Why are these pricks making me watch this idiotic show?"

[joemurphy]

3. Seems awfully moronic to me. More isolated soldiers

"having fun" with prisoners? Like Abu Ghraib?

[Mojambo]

4. So now we're using our pop culture to torture people?

That is SO fitting.

[LTR]

5. Why not?

We've been tortured by our own pop culture for long enough, so why don't we use it on the rest of the world?

:sarcasm:

[MercutioATC]

8. ATF used to use Nancy Sinatra...

"These Boots Are Made For Walking" played 24 hours a day at an ear-splitting level for standoff situations like Waco.

[Laughing Mirror]

6. That ridiculous movie was bad US propoganda

It was my first exposure to South Park when I went to see it, and my last.

What unadulterated shit it was. How easy to demonize Saddam Hussein to make fools and idiots laugh, just like was done with Noriega.

[mark414]

7. that's actually pretty funny

and where anyone draws comparison to torture or abu graib is beyond me...lighten up