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Article: Saddam Hussein and the Crisis in the Gulf.
- Article from:
- The Economist (US)
- Article date:
- November 10, 1990
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SADDAM HUSSEIN AND THE CRISIS IN THE GULF. By Judith Miller and Laurie Mylroie. Random Housel- 268 pages; $5.95 and [British Pound]4.99
THERE are many things you probably did not know about Saddam Hussein. His favourite film is "The Godfather", which he loves and has watched many times. His stepfather used to drag him out of bed at dawn, call him the son of a whore and send him out to tend the sheep. He wept when he heard a fellow-Iraqi boast of having slept with his mother, and subsequently had the When he travels abroad he takes his own chair, to prevent an enemy from putting a poisonous needle in the cushion.
These facts are interesting, if true. But ...