Operation Red Dawn
History of Iraq part II: the rise of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq in 1979. His rule was ruthless, his politics totalitarian, and his relations with neighboring countries notorious. Jeb Sharp chronicles Saddam Hussein’s rise to power and the brutal tactics and clan politics he employed to stay there until his fall in April 2003.
Tapes Reveal a Merciless, Fearful Saddam Hussein
It is the Iraqi version of Richard Nixon’s Oval Office tapes – hours of audio files recorded inside the office of Saddam Hussein during his tenure as Iraqi President in the 1980s. Almost five years after Hussein’s execution, much of the collection has still never been made public. But 20 new recordings, transcripts, and high-level documents […]