was Saddam into Star Wars?

Did he fancy himself as a Dark Lord? I was looking through an article at Technabob, called 'Darth Saddam: The Icons of Evil Empires'. I just wanted to share with you the uncanny similarities between some things in Bagdad...

“Do diabolical minds look up to villains in the same way that good men and women idolize heroes?

The Hands of Victory monument, shown below, was commissioned by Saddam to commemorate the victory.


As he passed through the monument on the day of its inauguration in August 1989, Saddam declared, “The worst condition is to pass under a sword which is not one’s own or to be forced down a path which is not willed by him”. The monument, which is located in Central Baghdad, does indeed look similar to a drawing in one of the movie postersof The Empire Strikes Back.

If that doesn't do much for you then there is always the state of Saddam's helmets worn by his army, mandated by his son, Uday...