The Sydney Morning Herald's claim that Iyad Allawi shot six people dead makes it into Slate, as an example of the many urban rumors that buttress Allawi's strong man image:
In late June, just before he took office as Iraq's prime minister, Iyad Allawi lined up six prisoners in a Baghdad prison and executed them with a handgun while 30 people watched. So an Australian reporter claims, though he won't reveal his two eyewitnesses.Posted by robe0419 at August 3, 2004 4:20 PM