Eoin Butler: writer, journalist and Mayoman of the Year
Tripping Along The Ledge
michael mcdowell
Published: Mongrel Magazine – March 2007SMOKE & MIRRORS
Latif Yahia: Self-proclaimed peace activist. Alleged arms dealer. All-round nice guy.
When someone’s welcomed you into their home, and introduced you to their family, its awkward having to confess to them that you don’t really believe a word they’re saying. It’s a trickier proposition still, when the person in question is Dr. Latif Yahia. The 42-year-old is best known as the author of I Was The Devil’s Double – a sensational account of his life as a fidi (or body double) for Saddam Hussein’s psychotic son Uday. More recently, his quest for an Irish passport has brought him a new nemesis in Tanaiste and Minister for Justice Michael McDowell.
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