tomexxtra
07-04-2003, 01:03 PM
From The Messianic Prerspectives April 2003
Saddam Hussein was born in 1937 to a poor, lower-class family near Tikrit,a city in northern Iraq. After his father disappeared, Saddam joined the Ba'ath Party; two years later, he tried to assassinate the prime minister of Iraq. Saddam was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death;
but, he escaped to Syria, then Egypt, where he finished high school and studied law.
In 1963, Saddam returned to Iraq where he immediately became active again with the Ba'ath Party. Although he took no part in a coup that year, in 1964 he was sent to prison for plotting against the government. In 1966 while in prison, he was elected to a leadership position in the Ba'ath Party; the following year he escaped.
In 1968, one of Saddam's relatives, Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakh, became president of Iraq and chairman of the Ba'ath Party. Eventually Saddam
became the power behind the throne, with Al-Bakh merely a figurehead.
During this time, with Saddam in control, villagers were gassed and their homes destroyed; his rivals were murdered or accused of treason and excuted; non-members of the Ba'ath Partywere purged;political dissidents were imprisoned and killed.
In 1979, Saddam forced Al-Bakh to retire so he could take his place as president of Iraq and chairman of the powerful Ba'ath Party.
In 1980, in an effort to seize control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway that leads to the Gulf, Saddam's army attacked Iran. The unsuccessful effort lasted eight years and ended with a ceasefire.
In 1990, Saddam invaded one of Iraq's neighboring countries, oil-rich Kuwait. Althoug the US-led coalition of nations forced the Iraqi army back into its own country, Saddam declared victory for Iraq.
The post-war agreement saw UN inspection checking Iraq for illicit weapons; but, in 1998, after increasing resistance from Iraqi authuthorities, the UN inspectors left Iraq. The US responded with occasional bombing raids.
My brother showed me the article and I thought to share it with you,
Tom Exxtra
Saddam Hussein was born in 1937 to a poor, lower-class family near Tikrit,a city in northern Iraq. After his father disappeared, Saddam joined the Ba'ath Party; two years later, he tried to assassinate the prime minister of Iraq. Saddam was tried, convicted, and sentenced to death;
but, he escaped to Syria, then Egypt, where he finished high school and studied law.
In 1963, Saddam returned to Iraq where he immediately became active again with the Ba'ath Party. Although he took no part in a coup that year, in 1964 he was sent to prison for plotting against the government. In 1966 while in prison, he was elected to a leadership position in the Ba'ath Party; the following year he escaped.
In 1968, one of Saddam's relatives, Ahmed Hassan Al-Bakh, became president of Iraq and chairman of the Ba'ath Party. Eventually Saddam
became the power behind the throne, with Al-Bakh merely a figurehead.
During this time, with Saddam in control, villagers were gassed and their homes destroyed; his rivals were murdered or accused of treason and excuted; non-members of the Ba'ath Partywere purged;political dissidents were imprisoned and killed.
In 1979, Saddam forced Al-Bakh to retire so he could take his place as president of Iraq and chairman of the powerful Ba'ath Party.
In 1980, in an effort to seize control of the Shatt al-Arab waterway that leads to the Gulf, Saddam's army attacked Iran. The unsuccessful effort lasted eight years and ended with a ceasefire.
In 1990, Saddam invaded one of Iraq's neighboring countries, oil-rich Kuwait. Althoug the US-led coalition of nations forced the Iraqi army back into its own country, Saddam declared victory for Iraq.
The post-war agreement saw UN inspection checking Iraq for illicit weapons; but, in 1998, after increasing resistance from Iraqi authuthorities, the UN inspectors left Iraq. The US responded with occasional bombing raids.
My brother showed me the article and I thought to share it with you,
Tom Exxtra