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[In the Bullpen] [IMG Saddam to publish novel]: . Raghad SaddamHussein said her father finished the novel March 18, 2003 a day before the U.S.-led... IMG Saddam to publish novel Filed under: Terrorism by Mac Powell at 10:33 am A novel by SaddamHussein is due out next week: AMMAN, Jordan (AP) SaddamHussein’s family will publish next week
[Nur al-Cubicle] 23 June 2005 Events In Iraq: The Hussein family lawyer, Ziad Najdawi, says extracts from the novel have been reprinted in the Arab press. Saddam Hussein published a prior adventure novel entitled, Zabiba, the King and the Impregnable Fortress.
[The Sharp Side] Unpacking Nadeem Aslam: What’s occluded is displaced by a connection - war on Iraq grew out of 9/11 - which is historically bogus (Saddam Hussein had no prior knowledge of 9/11 and the Iraqi state did not conspire to bring it about) but which has imaginative truth for the protagonist of ”˜Saturday’, configured as the personal anxiety of a wealthy white male professional whose life is centred on the nuclear family, substantial property ownership, secure and satisfying employment and an affluent lifestyle focused on individual consumption, pleasure and fulfilment.
[Chrenkoff.blogspot.com] Chrenkoff: The distinguished female broadcaster who was said to have been "tortured, hanged and had her tongue cut out and sent to her family - all for the crime of criticising Sadija Hussein, Saddam's wife" is back with her talk show on Studio Ten in Baghdad (even in this good news story, the "Guardian" can't help itself but to make a point that "[al-Mudarris'] 'death' inspired news and comment pieces and a leading article in the Times - many citing it as an example of the most egregious cruelty of Saddam", as if that was the extent on Saddam's wrong-doings). And in other radio news: "Iraq's first independent talk radio station has begun transmissions in Baghdad, bringing Iraqis a lively mix of music and the uncensored opinions of ordinary people.
[Danielpipes.org] Saddam in La-La Land [Weblog] - Daniel Pipes: "At the end of the year 2000, a publishing sensation left Baghdad abuzz with rumor." Thus begins an article in the Middle East Quarterly by Ofra Bengio, "Saddam Husayn's Novel of Fear," in which she recounts the bizarre circumstances of Saddam Hussein becoming the author of a historical romance titled Zabiba and the King. Although Bengio finds the novel "boring and incoherent," she argues it "is best understood as Saddam's own preparation for his final descent from the stage.
[Paarmann.info] Thinking-East Weblog (Beta): [Schwartz] Iraq - Mystery of the ...: *Yet, I must admit, I find the predicament of Saddam Hussein, while ironic and justified, strangely fascinating: what is it like for him to have gone from all that power to such decrepitude? to have his sons shot dead?
[Stromata.typepad.com] Stromata Blog: Saddam Thought He Had 'Em: The first, dated January [date redacted] 2003, from a CIA [text redacted] said [text redacted] that it would launch missiles armed with chemical and biological agents against northern Iraq, Kuwait and Israel within the first two hours of the initiation of air strikes by U.S. and coalition forces. The [text redacted] reported [text redacted] that the entire Army I Corps had begun to issue atropine injectors and protective masks to soldiers and informed them they were intended to protect them against a U.S. chemical and biological weapons (CBW) attack.
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