(Idi Amin) was one of only two native Ugandans to receive a commission from the British Army during colonial rule. British officials assessed him thus: 'A splendid type and a good [rugby] player... but... virtually bone from the neck up, and needs things explained in words of one letter.'
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/worldview/story/0,11581,1020415,00.html
>From: Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com>
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><http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/special/iraq/index.htm>
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>18 December 2003
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>Saddam a "presentable young man" with "engaging smile,"
>Let's "do business," said British Embassy in 1969.
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