Saddam

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'If you want to know about the bloody exploits of the Iraqi thprn in our side, reád Con Coughlin's new book' , . ^ ; Daily Mail\ \. , Two wéeks before Septémber 11 th, Saddam Hussein placed his troops on their highest military alert since the Gulf War. Having providéd funding, logistical sirppört and training forOsama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, the Iraqi dictator prepared to go to war for a second time with the US. In this peerless biography, Con Goughlin gets right to the heart of one of the most dangerous and murderoüs dictators of modern times, explaining how an illegitimate child from Tikrit became the West's greatest adversary. / . -' :. ., ; : • '; > \ , ' .'" v... Drawing on an unparalleled network of sources, contacts and first-hand testimonies, Con Coughlin.takes us to the centre of Saddam's complex and bewildering regime. In 1979 he took power and immediately. set about controlling every aspect of Iraqi life, ordering that his political opponents be 'liquidated'. It was... Tovább

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'If you want to know about the bloody exploits of the Iraqi thprn in our side, reád Con Coughlin's new book' , . ^ ; Daily Mail\ \. , Two wéeks before Septémber 11 th, Saddam Hussein placed his troops on their highest military alert since the Gulf War. Having providéd funding, logistical sirppört and training forOsama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, the Iraqi dictator prepared to go to war for a second time with the US. In this peerless biography, Con Goughlin gets right to the heart of one of the most dangerous and murderoüs dictators of modern times, explaining how an illegitimate child from Tikrit became the West's greatest adversary. / . -' :. ., ; : • '; > \ , ' .'" v... Drawing on an unparalleled network of sources, contacts and first-hand testimonies, Con Coughlin.takes us to the centre of Saddam's complex and bewildering regime. In 1979 he took power and immediately. set about controlling every aspect of Iraqi life, ordering that his political opponents be 'liquidated'. It was the start of a tyrannical rule that has lasted for over two decades. The Kurds and Shi'ites have-been subjected to horrendous genoeidal attacks, and thousands of political prisoners have been taken, with many - tortured for his own gratification. Evén his own two sons-in-law were murdered on his direct orders. More than this, the reader is taken behind the palace gates to view the contradictions of Saddam's priváté life. His sponsoring of Islamic fundamentalism is at odds with"his. whisky drinking and womanizing; his reliance on, and celebration of, family is negated by his violent treatment of them. Insightful, penetrating and shocking, Con Coughlin has written the defining biography of one of the most dangerous men in the world. A- . . ' - ' . ' • ' ' This is essential reading for any one wishing to understand the dictator, murderer, r husband and father, and enemy number one of the West. '[An] admirably clear account' Charles Tripp, Daily Telegraph 'An engrossing account of how this semi-educated peasant boy advanced to power through the bloodstained shoals of Iraqi revolutionary politics' LA Times Vissza