”Saddam Hussein” News

Interpol issues wanted notice for Saddam's daughter

BAGHDAD (AFP) - The international police organisation Interpol on Saturday issued a wanted notice for Saddam Hussein 's eldest daughter, who is sought by the Iraqi government on suspicion of terrorism.
09 3 2007 10:51AM (...more)

Mich. man who spied for Iraq gets nearly 4 years

DETROIT – A man described by the Saddam Hussein regime as "our good cooperating source" was sentenced Tuesday to nearly four years in prison for supplying information to Iraq
06 15 2009 6:19PM (...more)

Bush brandishes veto power again over Iraq war spending

CRAWFORD, Texas (AFP) - President George W. Bush will veto a law authorizing US military spending in Iraq in 2008, in a new confrontation with Congress over the war, the White House said Friday.
12 29 2007 10:13AM (...more)

A new era dawns in Iraq, but fear of the old still holds sway

BAGHDAD — With the arrival of 2009, Iraq has achieved, at least on paper, something it hasn't enjoyed since American troops entered the country almost six years ago and toppled the long ruling Baath party regime of 01 1 2009 3:23PM (...more)

Iraq security forces braced for Saddam anniversary: ministry

BAGHDAD (AFP) - Iraqi security forces are on full alert for any violence or civil unrest surrounding Sunday's first anniversary of Saddam Hussein's execution , the interior ministry said on Saturday.
12 30 2007 12:14AM (...more)

Drama offers comprehensive look at dictator's reign

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Saddam Hussein hasn't been in the news much lately. Being hanged to death two years ago will have that effect. Still, the situation
12 7 2008 6:53PM (...more)

Iraqi soccer team wins 1st home game in 7 years

IRBIL, Iraq – Iraq played its first home soccer game since 2002, defeating Palestine 3-0 in a match that was as much about the nation's struggle for stability as it was about sports. A sellout crowd of about 25,000 attended the 07 14 2009 10:09PM (...more)

F1 boss Ecclestone apologizes for Hitler comments

LONDON (Reuters) – Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone apologized twice on Tuesday for praising Adolf Hitler's ability to "get things done," comments
07 8 2009 8:04PM (...more)

Being Saddam Hussein in Iraq - both a boon and a bother

BAGHDAD (AFP) - When an Iraqi lieutenant ordered him off the bus, Saddam Hussein thought his time was up. Limbs quaking, he obediently trailed after the Shiite soldier -- who then stood sharply to attention and saluted him.
09 16 2008 6:10AM (...more)

Book follows Saddam Hussein down the spider hole

"Mission: Black List #1 — The Inside Story of the Search for Saddam Hussein — As Told By the Soldier Who Masterminded His Capture" (HarperCollins, 288 pages, $25.95), by Eric Maddox with Davin Seay: To say that 12 8 2008 9:38PM (...more)