Robert Ellis (U.S. Army nurse)
Encyclopedia
Master Sergeant Robert Ellis is a retired United States Army
nurse that from January 2004 until August 2005, cared for Saddam Hussein
and his cousins. He was the senior medical adviser at the compound at Camp Cropper
near Baghdad
. He was instructed to call Saddam by his code name "Victor," in case any agency or groups came looking for him. When Ellis told Saddam he had to leave for America because his brother was dying, Saddam hugged him and said he would be his brother.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/02/wiraq102.xml
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
nurse that from January 2004 until August 2005, cared for Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003...
and his cousins. He was the senior medical adviser at the compound at Camp Cropper
Camp Cropper
Camp Cropper is a holding facility for security detainees operated by the United States Army near Baghdad International Airport in Iraq. The facility was initially operated as a high-value detention site , but has since been expanded increasing its capacity from 163 to 2,000 detainees...
near Baghdad
Baghdad
Baghdad is the capital of Iraq, as well as the coterminous Baghdad Governorate. The population of Baghdad in 2011 is approximately 7,216,040...
. He was instructed to call Saddam by his code name "Victor," in case any agency or groups came looking for him. When Ellis told Saddam he had to leave for America because his brother was dying, Saddam hugged him and said he would be his brother.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/02/wiraq102.xml
Quotes
- "I was there to help him, and he respected that," Mr Ellis said. Saddam never discussed dying and expressed no regrets about his rule. "He said everything he did was for Iraq," Mr Ellis said. "One day when I went to see him, he asked why we invaded."http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/01/02/wiraq102.xml
- "I said, 'That's politics. We soldiers don't get caught up in that sort of thing."http://news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=174752