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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Saddam Hussein stories: 63 news summaries

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Iranian Prez Arrives in Iraq

Ahmadinejad visit deepens ties with neighbor

Mar 2, 08 8:23 AM CST
(Newser) - In an historic visit, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Iraq today predicting “a new chapter” for relations between the two countries, despite a tense history and a feud with Baghdad’s American allies. Ahmadinejad, who won’t be protected by US forces during his two-day trip, met... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Nouri al-Maliki • United States • Sunnis • Jalal Talabani • Iraq war • Iran war

'Chemical Ali' Slated to Hang

Convicted of genocide, cousin of Saddam has death sentence approved

Feb 29, 08 5:50 AM CST
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein's cousin "Chemical Ali" will be hanged now that the last legal obstacle to his execution has been eliminated by the Iraqi presidency council, Reuters reports. The execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid will take place in a matter of days, according to a spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister... More »

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Saddam Hussein • genocide • Nouri al-Maliki • execution • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • Jalal Talabani • death sentence

Saddam Faked Nukes to
Scare Iran, Not US: Agent

Did not believe US would invade over weapons of mass destruction

Jan 25, 08 5:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein revealed in FBI interrogations that he had no nuclear or biological weapons of mass destruction, but hid that fact to avoid invasion by Iran—and was stunned when the US invaded. "For him, it was critical that he was seen as the strong, defiant Saddam to prevent... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Saddam Hussein • FBI • nuclear weapons • chemical weapons • interrogation • WMD • weapons of mass destruction • George Piro • Dora Farms • biological weapons

Iraq Ends Ban on Saddam-Era Baath Officials

Will allow thousands of civil servants to reapply for jobs, pensions

Jan 12, 08 9:50 AM CST
(Newser) - The Iraqi parliament today cleared the way for former members of Saddam's Baath party to rejoin the government and military, the BBC reports. The move is seen as a way to smooth tensions between Shiites, who control the new government, and Sunnis, who ruled under Saddam and dominated the Baath... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • Iraqi Parliament • Sunnis • Baath Party

Iraqis Mark Saddam's Death

Heightened security greets first anniversary of Hussein's execution

Dec 30, 07 9:51 AM CST
(Newser) - "There is no life without the sun and no dignity without Saddam," read graffiti in the former Iraqi leader’s hometown of Tikrit today, the first anniversary of his execution. Small groups of mourners came to his tomb to praise Saddam Hussein’s accomplishments, reports Reuters, amid tightened... More »

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Iraq • Iran • Saddam Hussein • execution • Tikrit • al-Qaeda in Iraq

Saddam's Love Boat Sets Sale

Iraqi ruler had a thing for luxurious, bulletproof cruise ships

Dec 26, 07 2:37 PM CST
(Newser) - Saddam Hussein’s secret pleasure super-yacht can be yours—yes, yours!—for just $34 million. Moored off the French Riviera, away from the pesky bombers that destroyed the late dictator's other yacht, the Ocean Breeze was put up for sale last week by a British brokerage firm, the More »

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Saddam Hussein • yachting • luxury • French Riviera • Ocean Breeze • yachts • Qadissiyat Saddam

OPINION

Iran Prez: US Hurts World Peace

'Unilateralism' tarnishes American prestige, Ahmadinejad writes

Dec 14, 07 4:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Writing in Newsweek, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says the US has forsaken its “proper role in eliminating tyranny and violence” in the international arena, instead acting unilaterally to disrupt a peaceful world. Ahmadinejad says Iran has every right to develop nuclear fuel “for peaceful purposes,” and the... More »

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Iran • Bush administration • Saddam Hussein • Israel • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • US • Iraq war

Iraq Disarms Female Cops

Rising conservatism undoes US push
for more women
in law enforcement

Dec 11, 07 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The female officers the US worked so hard to bring into the Iraqi police force are being undercut by the Interior Ministry, the Los Angeles Times reports. Policewomen have been ordered to turn in their guns or go without pay, a move a US liaison says will undermine pat-down searches... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • police • Interior Ministry • Iraq police • sex discrimination • female suicide bomber • guns

Iraq Vet Faces Life Over Suicide Try

Shrinks say she's mentally ill, but Army calls it 'psychobabble'

Dec 2, 07 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - First Lt. Elizabeth Whiteside faces possible life in prison. Her crime? Attempting suicide in Iraq. At a military hearing this week, her diagnosed mental illness was spurned by superiors as an "excuse” and labeled “psychobabble." Suicide tries remain illegal in a military culture that scorns mental disorder,... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • prison • mental illness • psychology • Walter Reed Army Medical Center

Shiites Shout Down Iraqi Law

Bill to let Baathists
in government gets shelved after uproar; Bush calls law vital

Nov 25, 07 8:39 PM CST
(Newser) - Iraqi lawmakers shouted down a bill today that would let members of Saddam's Baath party return to public posts, AFP reports. Shiite lawmakers heckled the first reading of the measure, which Bush has touted as a benchmark of Iraqi progress. Now the bill goes to a legal body for changes,... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • Iraq parliament • Baathists • Baath Party

Iraq: US Stalling on 3 Executions

Says 'Chemical Ali', 2 others should be handed over to hang

Nov 11, 07 5:48 PM CST
(Newser) - US forces have yet to hand over three prominent figures in Saddam Hussein's regime sentenced to death in September, and Iraqi PM Nouri Maliki is accusing the US of dragging its feet—not to mention violating the constitution.  Though "Chemical Ali" is the star of the three, the... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • CIA • Nouri al-Maliki • Chemical Ali • Sultan Hashim

US Halts Hanging of Convicted Saddam Chief

Official says his work 'saved American lives'

Oct 13, 07 4:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The US stopped Saddam's defense chief from hanging last month, claiming Iraqi outrage inspired the pardon — but insiders say that Sultan Hashem earned his reprieve by thwarting Iraqi attacks during the 2003 US-led invasion. Officials tell Time that Hashem’s execution would be a “gross miscarriage of justice”... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • CIA • Sunni • Shiite • Nouri al-Maliki • David Petraeus • Anfal • Sultan Hashem • Jalal Talibani

Hillary Holds Tight to
Tainted Cash

Others pledge to re-gift alleged oil-for-food profiteer’s donations

Sep 19, 07 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - While some politicians pledged to dump contributions from a Texas oilman whose trial for paying kickbacks to Saddam Hussein opens this week, Hillary Clinton offered no promises. The presidential frontrunner off-loaded $23,000 from frequent fugitive Norman Hsu recently and returned $850,000 he raised for her, but she’s... More »

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Saddam Hussein • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Joe Biden • Texas • Oscar Wyatt • Lynn Wyatt • Oil for Food program • Election 2008

Bremer: Bush OK'd Disbanding of Iraqi Army

Peeved ex-envoy says
prez isn’t truthful about what he knew

Sep 4, 07 7:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paul Bremer has sent the New York Times letters demonstrating President Bush’s knowledge of the plan to disband the Iraqi Army—a rebuff to Bush's recent comments that he was surprised by the now-unpopular decision. As head of the Coalition Provisional Authority, Bremer wrote to Bush of the plan... More »

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Saddam Hussein • Joint Chiefs of Staff • Paul Bremer • Colin Powell • Iraq Army • George W. Bush

'Chemical Ali' Will Hang

Court confirms death sentence for genocide and crimes against humanity

Sep 4, 07 8:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - An Iraqi court confirmed a death sentence today for "Chemical Ali," who was condemned to hang in June for genocide and crimes against humanity. Ali Hassan al-Majid and two other top lieutenants to Saddam Hussein were found guilty of the killing of thousands of Kurds in the Anfal... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Kurdistan • Kurds • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • death sentence • Anfal

No Chemical Ali, But Saddam's Soldiers Wanted in Army Again

Iraqi forces desperate for skilled officers

Aug 29, 07 7:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi Army and police need a few good men, and they’re more and more willing to look in Saddam’s old ledger. Many of the new forces’ problems are said to stem from the 2003 decision by the US to disband the standing army; now recruiters are trying... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Baath Party • Iraq Army • Iraq police

Saddam's Eldest Daughter Sought by Interpol

Arrest warrant issued for Raghad Hussein

Aug 17, 07 6:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Accusing her of terrorism and other related offenses, Interpol is on the hunt for the oldest daughter of Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi leader executed last December for crimes against humanity. Raghad Saddam Hussein left Iraq when US forces invaded and was believed to be living in Jordan as recently... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Jordan • Raghad Hussein • crimes against humanity • Interpol • Sajida Hussein

Chemical Ali
Is Sentenced
to Hang

Hussein cousin and 2 others get death for wiping out Kurds

Jun 24, 07 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Iraqi commander known as Chemical Ali was sentenced to hang today for ordering the  use of chemical weapons to wipe out whole Kurdish villages, killing some 180,000 people, two decades ago. Ali Hassan al-Majid, a cousin of Saddam Hussein, and two others found guilty of war crimes by... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Kurds • Chemical Ali • Ali Hassan al Majid • sentencing • hanging

The Letter That Launched a War

The Post tracks the bogus document from an Italian journalist to the President's hands

Apr 3, 07 1:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - How the so-called "Italian Letter"—the discredited document suggesting Saddam Hussein sought to buy uranium from Niger—made its way from the hands of an Italian journalist into the President's State of the Union speech is the subject of an irresistible piece of sleuthing by  Peter Eisner in... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • nuclear proliferation • George W. Bush

Cleric Opposes Rebaathification

Sistani rejects law aimed at quelling
Sunni insurgency

Apr 3, 07 8:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - A bill allowing Saddam's party members back into power in Iraq has been rejected by that country's most powerful cleric. The law, aggressively  pushed by the U.S.,  would  allow former low-level Baathists--most of them Sunnis--to hold positions in government. Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the powerful Shiite cleric, dismissed... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Sunni • Shiite • Ba'thists • Ali al Sistani • Paul Bremer • Baath Party

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