Saddam

"Saddam Hussein" Calls In To Radio Free Iraq

Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty © 2009 | Posted 10.27.2009 | World


Many people around the world have been cursed with cringe-inducing names (as this BBC story proves). Some, however, are more unfortunate than others. ...

Sir Knavely and the Great Stimulus Package

Steven Denlinger | Posted 08.24.2009 | Politics


Steven Denlinger

"I'm bitter," Sir Knavely told me. He raised his glass and drank. His furry chin went deep into his Tiger's Milk. Then he set it down. "Why are ...

War by Other Means

Robert Koehler | Posted 08.10.2009 | Politics


Robert Koehler

What we lack as a species is a moral-spiritual force for healing that is the equivalent of any of the great mechanisms of destruction we have developed over the millennia in our obsession with dominance.

Bush Library: Saddam Hussein's Personal Handgun To Be On Display

Guardian | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


George Bush is not a man who does irony. It's not in his personal vocabulary. Take the exquisite irony behind the story of Saddam Hussein's gun....

Iraq: Saddam Grave Field Trips Now Banned

AP | Posted 08.06.2009 | World


BAGHDAD — Iraq's government has banned all organized visits to Saddam Hussein's grave in the village of Ouja, the dictator's birth place north o...

Iraqi Officials Start Referring To Maliki As "Master," Reminding Some Of Saddam Era

New York Times | Posted 07.13.2009 | World


Iraq's civilian leaders held a meeting on Thursday with the 300 top Iraqi military commanders from around the country to discuss the withdrawal of Ame...

Dick Cheney Will Protect You, and Liberals Want Your First Born

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics


Jeff Schweitzer

Did Cheney show a lack of commitment to national security by limiting the interrogation techniques to waterboarding?

Pundits Celebrated End of Iraq War -- Six Years Ago Today

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.10.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Donald Rumsfeld compared the end of Saddam Hussein's government to the fall of the Berlin Wall -- a tragically premature judgment, as we would soon learn.

Fugitive Saddam Aide Calls For Better US Ties After Troops Leave, Govt Toppled

AP | SALAH NASRAWI | Posted 05.08.2009 | World


CAIRO — A former top deputy of Saddam Hussein has said he wants good ties with the United States, but only after U.S. troops leave and the Shiit...

As 6th Anniversary Nears: Amazing Poll Reveals Most Iraqis Wish We Did Not Invade

Greg Mitchell | Posted 04.18.2009 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

A surprising new poll by leading media organizations, as the sixth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq queitly approaches this week, finds that d...

Bob Woodward: Don't Blame Me for Iraq War

Greg Mitchell | Posted 05.31.2008 | Politics


Greg Mitchell

Bob Woodward, whose reporting (or lack of) on the White House and WMD in the run-up to the war in Iraq has drawn much criticism, continues to shirk much of the blame.

Ownership Dispute of Saddam's Yacht

AP | ELAINE GANLEY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


PARIS — For sale: A palatial pleasure yacht with swimming pools, opulent salons and, should the winds of war blow, a rocket launcher and mini-su...

60 Minutes Report: Saddam Let The World Think He Had WMD

60 Minutes | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics


For a man who drew America into two wars and countless military engagements, we never knew what Saddam Hussein was thinking. But you are going to hear...