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