A handwriting expert who has analyzed the penmanship of President Saddam Hussein has determined that the Iraqi leader is a dangerous lunatic who ought to be committed for the sake of peace.
The Israeli graphologist, who reportedly did not know to whom the writing sample belonged, examined the Iraqi leader’s script on behalf of Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.
A report in Wednesday’s Yediot Achronot said Mossad sent the graphologist’s report to policymakers in Jerusalem, so that they might take into account this piece of analysis when they assess the seriousness of Hussein’s threats.
According to Yediot Achronot, the expert said, “This man must be committed immediately.
“He makes decisions quickly, tends toward extreme moods, is willing to take extreme decisions and implement them, (has) a tendency toward violence and is dangerous to society.” The identity of the expert was not divulged.
Saddam Hussein has of late become ever more bellicose in his declarations against Israel, the United States and even the Arab nation of Kuwait, a fellow oil-producing nation.
On April 2, he warned he would destroy “half of Israel” with chemical weapons if Israel attacked Iraqi nuclear installations, as it did in June 1981.
Israeli leaders have recently warned of the danger of war in the region precipitated by Iraq, especially in light of its escalating dispute over oil with neighboring Kuwait.
Both houses of the U.S. Congress voted July 27 to impose sanctions against Iraq as a menace to peace.
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