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Article: Information about Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
- Article date:
- February 21, 2003
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There are some generally accepted truths about Saddam Hussein: He has ruled Iraq for some 33 years and has been its president since 1979. His opponents are dealt with brutally and, for the most part, decisively. Information is tightly controlled.
More about Hussein comes from digging. Based on reports from government analysts, journalists, academics, Iraqi officials and defectors once part of his inner circle, here are some details about Saddam.
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PHYSICAL
Height: about 6 feet 2.
Weight: around 210 pounds.
Maladies: A bad back and a limp. He avoids being filmed walking to conceal the limp. He is said to need, but ...