According to his former mistress, Saddam likes to sip a whiskey and watch home movies — of torture.

        A report on Iraq submitted with President Bush's speech, “A Decade of Deception,” is scarier than a Stephen King story.

        For weeks, Democrats and the media have demanded that Mr. Bush “make the case” against Saddam. He did. It's at www.whitehouse.gov.

Next on Springer

        But curiously, we don't hear much about it. On the NBC Nightly News, Tom Brokaw devoted about 20 seconds to Bush, and then “balanced” that with comments from former President Clinton — on Late Night with David Letterman.

        Democrats must have missed the report, too. France, Russia and even the Saudis support President Bush more than the U.S. Senate. While Senate leader Tom Daschle is suckered by Saddam's latest inspections hoax, Chicago could go up in a mushroom cloud — and the American left will still be insisting that President Bush has not “made the case” for war.

        It could happen. The International Institute for Strategic Studies warns that Saddam could have nukes by Christmas — maybe sooner, but he's busy stockpiling biological and chemical weapons and torturing people.

        The Bush report says Saddam has:

        “Used rape and sexual assault in an institutionalized manner” and “videotaped the rape of female relatives of suspected oppositionists.”

        “Decapitated numerous women and men in front of their family members” and “the victims' heads were displayed in front of their homes.”

        Tortured his victims with “branding, electric shocks ... beatings, pulling out of fingernails, burning with hot irons and blowtorches ... dripping acid on skin, rape, breaking of limbs.” And for those who dared to speak out: “tongue amputation.”

Strangely silent

        None of this apparently bothers liberal groups that are so quick to magnify “oppression” in our country. Saddam has killed more than 500 journalists and intellectuals in 10 years, but most American intellectuals and journalists are still more critical of Mr. Bush than Saddam.

        They demand proof that Iraq is linked to terrorism. Here it is: Iraq is designated as a state sponsor of terrorism. It shelters the most dangerous terrorist groups, and has a secret site where terrorists are trained in hijacking, assassination and explosives.

        Reports say planners of the 9-11 attack met with top Iraqi intelligence officers. Saddam is urging suicide attacks on the U.S. He pays $25,000 for homicide bombers who slaughter Israelis.

        Some refuse to be convinced. But that's no reason for the rest of us to risk our necks waiting for them to get their heads out of the sand.

        E-mail pbronson@enquirer.com or call 768-8301.

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