Bush launched Iraq war over ‘Saddam’s links to aliens’

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The Iraq war was launched by the West because Saddam Hussein had a portal to an alien world, according to a conspiracy theorist. Dr Michael E. Salla insists that aliens from the mysterious tenth planet of the Solar System had a long-running relationship with the Iraqi people. “The Bush administration recognised that Hussein had some very, very valuable relevant information concerning the ancient history of the planet,” says Salla.

YouTuber, six, buys £6.5m property

A six-year-old YouTuber and her parents have purchased a multi-million pound property, according to reports. Boram is South Korea’s most popular vlogger: her two channels have more than 30m subscribers. The youngster earns an estimated monthly income of £2.4m.

Potholes and Shania Twain trigger orgasms in 61-year-old

A 61-year-old woman from East Dunbartonshire says she has uncontrollable orgasms triggered by potholes and escalators. She suffers from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder which affects an estimated 1% of women. “Driving over potholes, aircraft turbulence, escalators, the vibration from violins – I don’t know how many women could say they went to a Shania Twain concert and she made them orgasm,” she says.

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