the former president of iraqi was rushing to health last sunday after refusal to eat for sixteen years . but according to news agencies , he has started the lightning strike by drinking lunch at the market in baghdad . " saddam ate beef and rice and drink with bread which he brought from hospital , " one source quoted reuters story agency . he was fasting with three co - defendants , and they were seeking more money for their defence contractors , three of which have been killed .
Some Australians have fasted to protest.