Publisher's Synopsis
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti was an Iraqi politician, the fifth President of Iraq from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003."Allah is on our side. That is why we will beat the aggressor."Story of Saddam HusseinIndexChapter 1: Saddam Hussein Story Chapter 2: Rise to power2.1 Political program2.2 Succession2.3 1979 Ba'ath Party PurgeChapter 3: Paramilitary and police organizationsChapter 4: Political and cultural imageChapter 5: Foreign affairs5.1 Iran-Iraq War5.2 Al-Anfal Campaign5.3 Tensions with KuwaitChapter 6: Gulf War6.1 Post-Gulf war period6.2 International relations and sanctions on IraqChapter 7: Invasion of Iraq in 20037.1 Incarceration and trial7.2 Trial7.3 Execution7.4 Marriage and family relationshipsChapter 8: Execution of Saddam Hussein8.1 Prior to execution8.2 Execution8.3 Proceedings8.4 Alleged postmortem stabbings8.5 Burial8.6 Media coverage8.7 Mobile phone video8.8 Reaction8.9 Legality8.10 Perception of the Iraq governmentChapter 9: Trial of Saddam Hussein9.1 First hearing: 1 July 20049.2 Pre-trial events9.3 Al-Dujail trial: 19 October 20059.4 Verdict: 5 November 20069.5 Execution9.6 ReactionsChapter 10: Sanctions against Iraq10.1 Effects on the Iraqi people during sanctions10.2 Estimates of deaths due to sanctions10.3 Oil for Food10.4 Lifting of sanctions10.5 Controversies10.6 Controversy about regional differences10.7 Arguments about the sanctions and the Iraq War10.8 Albright interviewChapter 11: 1991 uprisings in Iraq11.1 Earlier calls for uprising11.2 U.S. radio broadcasts11.3 Revolution11.4 Northern uprisings11.5 Loyalist offensive11.6 CasualtiesChapter 12: Aftermath12.1 Resistance and reprisals in the south12.2 Kurdish sovereign enclave12.3 Post-2003 trialsChapter 13: U.S. non-intervention controversy
