The message had come from Iraqi Olympic Committee officials, who were under the orders of Saddam Hussein's eldest son, Uday. Despite having the eyes of Iraqi officials fixed on him, he glanced to his right. How would he escape from the ever watchful eyes of the Iraqi officials? "They wanted to show that Iraqis do not like the United States, they do not like the president," Raed says. "I was worried about them and what would happen to them after the Iraqi officials found out I was escaping.

Source: BBC July 08, 2021 22:07 UTC