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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 2003

Page

8

Saddam Hussein a life of fear and power ends with uncertainty

A profile traces Saddam Hussein from his gritty Tikrit beginnings through Baath Party rise to a brutal regime built on terror. It notes his fear of discovery, constant movement, and reliance on relatives for security, while outlining past wars and alleged poison gas use.

Saddam Egypt Saddam Hussein Efraim Karsh Inari Rautsi Mark Bowden Baath Bowden Atlantic Monthly Iraq Ahmad Hassan al- Bakr Baghdad Jerusalem Hamza U.N Halabja Tran Hussein Los Angeles Times al-Himaya

Prominent Figures in Iraqi Leadership

Fragmented OCR lists Iraqi officials including Qusai Saddam Hussein and Tariq Aziz with names such as Ali Hassan al Majid and Ihsan Ibrahim al-Douri. Mentions seats or roles suggest a political leadership roster amid unclear context.

Saddam Hussein Personal Profile Timeline and Habits

The record outlines Saddam Hussein's height and weight, back problems, limp, and preference against glasses with speeches printed in large letters. It notes a gray-to-black hair dye, a three-dot tattoo near the right wrist, a 1958 marriage to Sajida Khairallah, and five children including Odai and Qusai. A timeline covers birth in 1937, Baath Party involvement, multiple imprisonments, coups, invasions of Iran and Kuwait, and the 1991 Gulf War aftermath.

Sajida Khairallah Odai Qusai al Awja Tikrit Iraq Hussein Baghdad Syria Egypt Cairo Baath Party Revolutionary Command Council Ahmad Hasan al-Bakr Bakr Iran Halabja

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