Saddam Hussein
George W Bush had 'sickening feeling' over WMD lack
November 03, 2010Former US President George W Bush still has "a sickening feeling" about the failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, US media report. The revelation comes in his memoir, "Decision Points", set to be published next...
FBI Releases Details of 2004 Talks with Saddam Hussein
July 02, 2009U.S. security records reveal that former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein told U.S. federal agents in 2004 that he allowed the world to believe he had weapons of mass destruction because he did not want to appear weak to Iran. A research institute, the...
Report: Saddam was willing to leave
September 28, 2007The Spanish prime minister reportedly told President George W. Bush before the 2003 Iraq invasion that Saddam Hussein would be willing to go into exile. Hussein wanted to leave Iraq with at least $1 billion and information on weapons of mass destruction...
Saddam Hussein henchmen back on trial
September 25, 2007Iraq's Supreme Criminal Court has resumed the "southern Iraq uprising" case in which 15 of Saddam Hussein’s alleged henchmen are on trial. The court heard testimony Monday against the defendants, who are charged with committing genocide...
Report: Saddam Hussein buried in Tikrit
December 31, 2006Baghdad/Cairo -- Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was buried early Sunday in his home village in the Tikrit area, according to broadcast reports. The 69-year-old former dictator, who ruled with an iron fist for 24 years before being ousted...
Saddam Hussein brings Koran to hanging with "fear in his face"
December 30, 2006By Joerg Fischer, dpa Baghdad/Cairo -- Shortly before dawn ushered in the most important Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha, ex-Iraqi president Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti was refusing the hood as he faced the gallows. With dishevelled hair, the downcast...
Report: Saddam Hussein has been executed
December 30, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was executed early Saturday morning, CNN reported. Saddam's death came four days after an Iraqi court upheld the death sentence handed down after he was convicted for the 1982 massacre in the Iraqi...
The rise and fall of Saddam Hussein
December 30, 2006Hamburg (dpa) - Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was born on April 28, 1937 in the village of Uja, close to the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit. Milestones in the life of the 69-year-old include: 1957 - After leaving school Saddam joins the revolutionary...
The legal case against Saddam Hussein
December 30, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - When Saddam Hussein first appeared in court in Baghdad in July 2004, he was told he faced seven preliminary charges relating to his crackdown on his opponents in Iraq and his invasion of Kuwait. He was later formally charged in relation...
Saddam Hussein, megalomaniac who terrorized his own country
December 30, 2006Baghdad (dpa) - Saddam Hussein, Iraq's dictator for nearly 30 years until he was overthrown by a US-led military invasion in 2003, was executed Saturday at the age of 69 for crimes against humanity. Born on April 28, 1937 in a village near the Iraqi...