The only thing which could help was money and lots of it, so Lewis fraudulently transferred o37,500 from the accounts of William Hill (where he had a temporary job) into his own bank, and wired it to Baghdad in order to pay the necessary bribes. Now he had to work out how to rescue his mother and sister, who had been thrown into Abu Ghraib once Lewis's escape became known. Against the odds, Lewis survived this trek, made it across the border into Oman, and eventually sought asylum the UK, where he had spent his childhood. Going under the wire of the army compound where he was posted, Lewis was shot in the leg, making his escape - which required a gruelling journey in disguise across the desert at night with a group of Bedouin, at the mercy of ravenous wolves - all the more arduous. This left him with only one option - to escape from his native land, leaving his family behind him. Things went from bad to worse once his superiors discovered his ability to speak English, and Lewis was selected for Saddam's elite, top secret intelligence service, an offer he literally could not refuse. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Out of Iraq : the terrifying true story of one mans escape from the harshest. Aged 17, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into the Iraqi army. Find Out Of Iraq by Alsamari, Lewis at Biblio. Number of times this content has been viewed 3 Button to like this content Button. Lewis Alsamari (born 1976) is an Iraqi actor based in the United Kingdom.
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