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Palestinian Love Affair with Saddam Sours
(Reuters/Swiss Info) - Nidal al-Mughrabi Saddam Hussein has gone from hero to zero among Palestinians angry that the man they deemed their only true Arab champion was removed so easily by the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. "It has become clear that we all were deceived by Saddam's words," said Gaza taxi driver Ahmad Yahya. Saddam's disappearance and the impression that his army put up little fight against U.S.-led forces, making a mockery of his vows of heroic resistance, plunged many Palestinians into dismay and confusion. "Some Palestinians still believe Saddam is alive and that he will resurface and fight the Americans again," said Gaza psychiatrist Fadel Abu Heen.