Saddam Hussein's Reign
What fueled Saddam’s brutal rule over Iraq?
4.1 (14)
54 mins
Explore Saddam Hussein’s rise to power and his tactics to eliminate opposition within Iraq’s leadership. Learn about his brutal methods of maintaining power, including torture and rape, and his role in shaping Iraq’s oil industry.
Ep 1:
The Underground Man Who Wouldn't Flee
From a defiant young revolutionary hiding in Baghdad's underground to Iraq's uncontested president, trace Saddam Hussein's ruthless rise through betrayal, purges, and calculated terror.
Ep 2:
Theater of Terror: Confession by Design
Discover how manufactured Zionist conspiracies and industrial-scale torture became the twin pillars of Saddam's rule, transforming public executions and state-sanctioned brutality into instruments of absolute control.
Ep 3:
Oil, Ambition, and an Eight-Year War
Saddam's audacious nationalization of Iraqi oil brought global prestige, but his catastrophic gamble invading Iran ignited eight years of devastating, inconclusive war.
Ep 4:
The Execution That Ended All Excuses
A journalist's execution shattered Saddam's Western support forever, while murky intelligence about hidden weapons and terror ties would later justify an American invasion.
Ep 5:
The Final Verdict: Justice or Vengeance?
As Saddam faces judgment for the Dujail massacre, his defiant composure masks a nation splitting along sectarian lines over his fate.
Discussions (22)
Thane
Level 9 · 7 mo agoThatcher was spot on calling him a loser in 1990. The podcast is right, executing Bazoft was a massive own goal that turned the West against him completely. He really underestimated the backlash.
Sophie
Level 8 · 9 mo agoInstrument of Yearning sounds like a bad romance novel. Also 107 torture methods? I can barely list 5 things I need from Target. That is just wild.
Salvatore
Level 4 · 9 mo agoSoldier? He was a fraud.
