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NEWS ABOUT: Saddam Hussein

Saddam Hussein stories: 62 news summaries

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Taha Yassin Ramadan is executed, despite protests of lack of evidence

Mar 20, 07 10:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saddam’s loyal vice president was hanged today for the same crimes as his boss. Taha Yassin Ramadan became the fourth to be executed in Iraq for the 1982 massacre of Shias in the city of Dujail. Ramadan’s original sentence of life in prison was found on appeal to... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Shiite • human rights • trial • Taha Yassin Ramadan • Shia • Dujail • Barzan Ibrahim al Tikriti

The Man Who Toppled Saddam Has Second Thoughts

Says US rule is
worse than Hussein's

Mar 19, 07 9:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - The former Iraqi weightlifting champion who used a sledgehammer to topple the infamous 20-foot-tall bronze statue of Saddam Hussein four years ago now feels remorse at his symbolic role in the US victory. "I really regret bringing down the statue," Kadhim al-Jubouri says. "The Americans are worse... More »

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Iraq • Saddam Hussein • Abu Ghraib • Kadhim al Jubouri • statue • Uday Hussein

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