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Saddam Hussein's 'Human Shields'

Published: Aug. 19, 2013, 9:24 a.m.

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Hundreds of foreign nationals were held hostage in Iraq in the run up to the First Gulf War. We hear the story of the Lockwood family, whose 5 year old son, Stuart, was paraded on TV next to Saddam Hussein.\\nPhoto: Iraqi President Saddam Hussein patting 5 year old Stuart Lockwood, 23 August 1990, Baghdad AFP/Getty Images.

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