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Texpat · 19-08-2008, 02:33 PM

Gassing the Kurds in the north.
Fighting with neighbors Iran for nearly a decade.
Invading Kuwait for riches to relieve his war debt. Threatening Saudi Arabia.

Within his first week in office in 1979, he tried and executed 22 Baath Party leaders for treason and being disloyal.

"Saddam Hussein's regime has carried out frequent summary executions, including:

4,000 prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in 1984;
3,000 prisoners at the Mahjar prison from 1993-1998;
2,500 prisoners were executed between 1997-1999 in a "prison cleansing campaign;"
122 political prisoners were executed at Abu Ghraib prison in February/March 2000;
23 political prisoners were executed at Abu Ghraib prison in October 2001; and
At least 130 Iraqi women were beheaded between June 2000 and April 2001."

http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/19675.htm

Eventually he was tried and executed by his countrymen.

Your kind of leader, eh Sabang?

19-08-2008, 02:33 PM	#162 (permalink)
Texpat ฝรั่งพูดมาก Last Online: 27-10-2009 11:55 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Nong Khai Posts: 12,491	Gassing the Kurds in the north. Fighting with neighbors Iran for nearly a decade. Invading Kuwait for riches to relieve his war debt. Threatening Saudi Arabia. Within his first week in office in 1979, he tried and executed 22 Baath Party leaders for treason and being disloyal. "Saddam Hussein's regime has carried out frequent summary executions, including: 4,000 prisoners at Abu Ghraib prison in 1984; 3,000 prisoners at the Mahjar prison from 1993-1998; 2,500 prisoners were executed between 1997-1999 in a "prison cleansing campaign;" 122 political prisoners were executed at Abu Ghraib prison in February/March 2000; 23 political prisoners were executed at Abu Ghraib prison in October 2001; and At least 130 Iraqi women were beheaded between June 2000 and April 2001." http://www.state.gov/p/nea/rls/19675.htm Eventually he was tried and executed by his countrymen. Your kind of leader, eh Sabang?