What does Saddam Hussein see in himself that no one else in the
world seems to see? The answer is perhaps best revealed by the
intimate details of the Iraqi leader's daily life
Today is a day in the Grand Battle, the immortal Mother of All
Battles. It is a glorious and a splendid day on the part of the self-
respecting people of Iraq and their history, and it is the beginning
of the great shame for those who ignited its fire on the other part.
It is the first day on which the vast military phase of that battle
started. Or rather, it is the first day of that battle, since Allah
decreed that the Mother of All Battles continue till this day.
”Saddam Hussein, in a televised address to the Iraqi people,
January 17, 2002
Go to:
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/2002/05/bowden.htm
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