An Austrian far-right leader praised Saddam Hussein. Jorg Haider said the Iraqi dictator is “well educated” and is “open to different arguments.” Haider, who met Saddam last year, said at a news conference Wednesday promoting his new book that Saddam “explained the dangers Israel poses for the Arab world, especially for the Palestinians.”
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