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Article: Saddam's Baath Party back in business.(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Middle East Quarterly
- Article date:
- March 22, 2005
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BAGHDAD -- By day, Iraqis loyal to Saddam Hussein's much-feared Baath Party recite their oath in clandestine meetings, solicit donations from former members, and talk politics over sugary tea at a Baghdad cafe known as simply "The Party."
By night, cells of these same men stage attacks on American and Iraqi forces, host soirees for Saddam's birthday and other former regime holidays, and debrief informants still dressed in suits and ties from their jobs in the new U.S.-backed Iraqi government.
Even with Saddam under lock and key, the Baath Party is back in business.
The pan-Arab socialist movement is going strong with sophisticated computer ...