Former iraqi leader saddam hussein, shown here at his trial in baghdad in october 2005. This style of writing carries this book to be not only an interesting biography, but something like an epic. Books by saddam hussein author of zabiba and the king. What lenin was to stalin, stalin became to hussein and saddam took great care to model stalins policies as best practices in dealing with his own people. This book helped me fill in all the gaps in my learning of the events that lead us to where we are today, from the ottoman empire to saddam hussein. I love all of dans podcasts and was so excited to hear about this release. When saddam hussein invaded kuwait the mindbody spot. The moment saddam hussein takes power in iraq narrated by. To understand saddam hussein, you need to read about stalin. The moment saddam hussein takes power in iraq narrated. The interrogation of saddam hussein blue rider press. Saddam hussein is spending his time in solitary confinement writing poetry, gardening, reading the quran and snacking on american muffins and cookies.
He explained that when serbian houses were being bombed, we published serbian novels. The first two books zabibah and the king and the fortified castle were written by he who wrote it, a traditional way in arabic writing to preserve anonymity. Suffer the children, dan carlins hardcore history, 10 december. A member of the baath party baath party, arab political party, in syria and in iraq. The chief editor of the publishing house vadim nazarov said that the novels publication was an ideological initiative and a response to pain. The fact that saddam hussein eliminates people, kills innocent men, uses a chemical weapon against his own people, is actually in a way secondary to this image. Besieged by wars and weather, restored by saddam hussein, what. This cable offers rumsfeld some background information in advance of the latter visit, and includes the suggestion that he reinforce the message delivered by secretary of. Hailing the end of saddam husseins regime and looking to the future, the iraqi. Iraqi president saddam hussein delivered a taped message to the american people in response to an eight minute message delivered on iraqi television by president bush. Christopher hitchens narrates the moment saddam hussein takes power in iraq.
Saddam hussein was born on april 28, 1937, in the village of alawja, near tikrit, a town just north of the city of baghdad, in central iraq. Saddam hussein as president on july 16, 1979, albakr resigned and hussein was elected president of the iraqi republic. Sep 05, 2019 saddam speech january 17, 2001 appeal from president saddam hussein to all muslims, and in particular to muslims in chechniya the revolution and the historical role of women. He may have lost the interest of the public, but saddams prose starts promisingly enough. May 15, 2019 saddam hussein april 28, 1937december 30, 2006 was the ruthless dictator of iraq from 1979 until 2003. Id recommend it to anyone who wants to know the history behind the horrible headlines we see about iraq every day. Former cia analyst john nixon on saddam hussein interrogation.
Jan 01, 2008 saddam hussein, one of the worlds most infamous dictators, rose to power through iraqs powerful baath party and became the nations president in 1979. I loved this series of episodes from dan carlins hardcore history, well worth a listen. His father, hussein abd almajid, was a peasant sheepherder who by various accounts either died or disappeared before his sons birth. At the age of 10, hussein moves to baghdad where he is raised by a maternal uncle. Mar 22, 2017 on march 22, the brookings intelligence project hosted former cia analyst john nixon, author of the new book, debriefing the president. During the 1970s, a relatively peaceful interlude when he exercised real control as secondin. In a few minor cases, the translator is speaking for himself to dan. Iraqi state television paying tribute to saddam hussein for his strength. Saddam hussein wikisource, the free online library. One of the best books i ever read on the second world war was. Though prosecutors had hundreds of crimes to choose from, these are some of hussein s most heinous. Saddam hussein has 21 books on goodreads with 97 ratings. Steven pinker, has just published a book called enlightenment now. Common sense was nominated for a podcast award in the politicsnews category in 2012 and 20.
Dec 18, 2003 the first visit took place in december 1983 see the national security archives electronic briefing book, shaking hands with saddam hussein, the second in march 1984. I think he talked about it in a cs episode, and he described a woman getting her kids killed in front of her. This book is within the scope of the military history wikiproject. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. A member of the baath party, he fled iraq after participating 1959 in an assassination attempt on the countrys prime minister. Dan carlin, a political commentator and the host of several podcasts including. Saddam hussein biography life, family, children, wife. Zabiba and the king appears to be a genuine attempt by saddam hussein to resolve some of the contradictions in his own nature and his political philosophy. He was known in particular for his role in the iraniraq war and the persian gulf war. Certainly, no book about the man and the country would be complete without detailing the murky relationship the nation has had with the u. Saddam husseins regime undermined the rights of all iraqis. Apocalyptic moments, from the bronze age collapse to nuclear near misses, was. He was the adversary of the united states during the persian gulf war and found himself once again at odds with the u. Ten years after a call for help, iraqi jewish documents go on display.
It is tough to confidently take a solid stance recent developments if you arent certain of all the details. Saddam husseins most popular book is jak nakarmic dyktatora. Does anyone remember dan talking about a book that describes the brutality of saddams regime. Zabibah walmalik, also transliterated zabiba and the king, written in 2000, is a novel that the cia believes was written by saddam hussein, probably with the help of some ghostwriters. Called an irrational crisis, it looks at saddam husseins invasion of kuwait in 1990. Saddam husseins rise to powerthe main figure on the iraqi side of the 1991 persian gulf war was saddam hussein 1937. His goals included achieving panarabism, more evenly distributing the nations oil wealth, and extending the partys power by reaching into every aspect of iraqis lives. Dec 31, 2018 on november 5, 2006, saddam hussein was found guilty of crimes against humanity in regards to the reprisal against dujail. Aging arts books education election 2020 environment. He joined the baath socialist party in 1957 and was soon involved in an assassination attempt against the prime minister. Jan 01, 1991 the author takes careful time to delineate every one of the remarkable connections between saddam hussein and his striving to parallel the great leaders of old. After becoming president of iraq in 1979, hussein involved his country in two major wars over the next dozen years.
Tikrit, iraq hussein was raised in the farming village of tikrit by his widowed mother. Jun 07, 2017 stuck in his personal prison, saddam hussein seemed a benign presence to his 12man band of u. Looking for enlightenment on the intellectual dark web rsa. Returning to iraq in 1963 after the baathists briefly came to power, he played a significant role in the 1968 revolution that secured baath hegemony. Books do not require a rating on the quality assessment scale. This is pretty chilling stuff and shows the live moments saddam hussein takes power in iraq. Mar 19, 20 saddam hussein 1937 2006 saddam hussein was the fifth president of iraq. Founded in damascus in 1941 with an ideology of secularism, socialism, and panarab unionism, it was reformed with the name baath in the early 1950s and rapidly achieved political power in syria. Secrets of his life and leadership interview with said k. Saddam hussein biography life, family, childhood, children. While cia analysts focused on the allegorical dimension of the novel, it is open to multiple interpretations like all genuine works of literature. As the bath party leader he was instrumental in the coup in 1968 and effectively held power from that time until formally becoming president in 1979.
When he was the leader of iraq, there was more discipline in this country. Hi all, im looking for balanced history of middle east historical conflicts, origins etc i was hoping dan had done something on this in hh but cant seem to get. Please, allow yourself to accept the goodness of this moment whether happiness comes to you in the form of a hot mug of coffee, wearing comfy clothes while reading your favorite book, or doing nothing at all. Jul 06, 2016 hussein has been praised for handling the countrys wealth responsibly. One concerns the authors adherence to what might be called the bob woodward school of history, which permits an author to write as though privy to the inner workings of another persons mind without having been directly informed by the person. To use this banner, please see the full instructions. Dans book recommendation about saddam hussein does anyone remember dan talking about a book that describes the brutality of saddams regime. Seriously, stalin was the only person saddam admired. Dan s book recommendation about saddam hussein does anyone remember dan talking about a book that describes the brutality of saddam s regime. The intriguing details of saddam husseins final days.
Donald trump on saddam hussein, benghazi and hillary clinton part 2. One paragraph in demauses book chapter on the gulf war emphasizes the. Game of thrones meets house of cards in saddam husseins new. Saddam hussein this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Saddam hussein article about saddam hussein by the free. I opted for the audio version of dan carlins new book because i have more time to. List of books and articles about saddam hussein online. The trunks held masses of documents and books that had been submerged in four feet of water in the flooded basement of saddam husseins. Dan carlin born november 14, 1965 is an american political commentator, historian and. The book is more than a biography of saddam hussein.
Its in equal parts ingenious and horrifying, as saddam manages to purge the unwelcome elements of his party while ensuring the loyalty of the rest. Saddam hussein, president of iraq from 1979 to 2003. Saddam hussein, the late president of iraq, wrote four novels and a number of poems. What are the best books to understand saddam hussein. The book is simple but not simplistic, well written, and well documented. The book of kings describes how he carried away all jerusalem. Hear details of nixons conversations with hussein here and read about them in his new book.
Jun 05, 2017 hussein wrote letters and even poetry for one guards wife, and when he listened to the radio, hed always stop tuning if he stumbled across a mary j. Famous men classified by myersbriggs type thought catalog. Remembering minnesotas fallen troops in afghanistan, iraq and. Jul 16, 2016 saddams penchant for nationalist allegory or parable is shared by the former rulers of north korea, as both kim ilsung ruled 194894 and kim jongil 19942011 were the nominal authors of. One of the first things he ordered were posters of himself scattered throughout iraq, some as tall as twenty feet, depicting himself in various roles. Dec 30, 2006 the iraqi dictator saddam hussein, who was executed this morning at the age of 69, may not yield many general biographies he was personally too uninteresting for that but he will be a case. Iraqi dictator saddam hussein spent his final days listening to american singer mary j blige, eating muffins and telling anecdotes to us prison guards whom he befriended, according to a new book. On march 22, the brookings intelligence project hosted former cia analyst john nixon, author of the new book, debriefing the president. Saddam hussein is born on april 28 in alawja, about 15 kilometers from tikrit, iraq. After an unsuccessful appeal, hussein was hanged on december 30, 2006.
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