And now... the story of a modern day male version of Anne Frank. This only goes on to show that even though the war might've been unjustified to begin with, the end result has been generally good.

Iraqi man ends 20 years in hiding

Twenty-one years ago, Saddam Hussein placed an execution order on Jawad Amir for supporting an outspoken Shia cleric.
Mr Amir escaped - not into a far-off town or neighbouring country, but into a space sandwiched between two walls in his parents' home.
He said for the whole of his hiding he never left that small, dark space and had only a tiny peephole to view the outside world.

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