I knew Saddam-Part 2

A profile of the life of Saddam Hussein, as told by the people who knew him.
Saddam Hussein, the former Iraqi president, was executed on December 30, 2006. His death, like his life, was filled with controversy.
In the 1980's he formed an alliance of sorts with the US and with their support and encouragement, instigated a war with Iran.
But that alliance was short lived and in 1990, after Saddam's invasion of Kuwait, his powerful American friends deserted and turned against him.
The US launched attacks against him, which over the course of 15 years and two wars, led to his downfall and the destruction of Iraq.
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[@beto6067]

When is Bush's trial?

[@petemilecmilec1782]

Upon God's return...soon

[@desipunjaban9197]

Well said bro

[@fazidahfaisal8447]

soon laty

[@will6412]

Who’s side are you on?

[@ferdibylbyli1785]

True

[@mrtrx]

Trump: “Saddam Hussein was a bad man but he killed terrorists, he done it really well” One of the few things Trump actually said that was right.

[@user-wz7in1sd2w]

And actually his own baath thugs founded isis

[@mrtrx]

@@user-wz7in1sd2w Isis didn’t exist when Saddam was around

[@user-wz7in1sd2w]

@Okay Among Us you're a chinese bootlicker

[@tina-sr9in]

You are all evil doing the devil's work you mudered raped and killed every 1 baby's too terrorist that

[@4n4Queen]

@@user-wz7in1sd2w obama makes isis, give them fund and arms.

[@bawhatever5260]

American and British arms dealers knew him very well, remember that they helped arm him

[@aznluvr7]

Although most of his equipment was Soviet.

[@RK-su4hs]

Arms dealers sell to all takers. No conscience

[@aznluvr7]

@@RK-su4hs Not really. Countries generally have to worry about what the weapons will be used for. Even if they didn't have moral objections (they mostly do), they have to worry if these weapons will ever be turned on them.

[@RK-su4hs]

@@aznluvr7 at this time Russia is selling weapons to both Armenia and Azerbaijan and fueling war on both sides I wish politicians & arms dealers did as you suggest and considered long term outcomes And humanity History shows they do not. Sadly

[@aznluvr7]

@@RK-su4hs Oh Russia, well of course them!

[@quixoto]

I agree. It really does seem like there should be a part 3.

[@pantherablaze]

He was an evil man to some and a hero to others. He lived by the sword and died by the sword!!!!

[@kleinbooimahlangu2026]

Saddam is a real leader is president of all time and is president of the president is a hero of the Arab nation rest in peace great leader Saddam we shall all time remember you

[@tuanas458]

@user-xp1wm2pp5w agreed. I don't get how people say Saddam was evil when he was literally jailing and carrying capital execution, which the US does the same to anyone who they deem have broken a major law.

[@franka2743]

@@tuanas458 no, no, in the USA many states have banned capital punishment, and if we were to kill all traitors by the standard used by Sadaam than the entire present-day democrat party and their supporters would be gone lol.

[@hellothere4599]

@@tuanas458 murdering innocent people in cold blood is evil he had many people killed for very little

[@Le_Mouton_Noir]

The Mafia Judaica killed him using one of its dominated overseas countries.

[@chrisonthetube]

We live in a scary world.

[@basemhammada7860]

We should put Bush and Tony pliar on trial.

[@seannootherway]

Good luck in doing ao

[@medrineninsiima5883]

At list

[@eelchiong6709]

Win a war against them first.

[@roryalgate872]

the West held accountable blahaha.... what about the 2 nukes dropped on civilians in a war that was over... and the USA act like world police.

[@samuelcardenas2654]

Thanks. For the info it's. All I needed to brighten. My day

[@TheKhani555]

watever do saddam but i like he confident from start to end. He never fear and you can see the confident in his eyes at hanging place.

[@hussainabdi438]

Yes but where does the confidence go when he had hidden himself in the Garbage. And was fond in the Garbage few days before his death. A coward is one who hide himself after taking the life of the innocent people. God has set an example for all of us that who so ever will become like him will get a death like him.

[@jacksonjamie9807]

Huessien without being either side he had a gun with him self and lived in house and banker under it. He said he was a leader didn’t want to shot anyone

[@ahmadsherazi4784]

@@hussainabdi438 shio hamesha jalo gay In Shaa ALLAH

[@annoiseau5943]

Hussain Abdi they gave him something like drugs and Saddam write to his family that he was asleep all way during his capture. And he was also present and directing the fight for Bagdad airport against American troops which lasted surprisingly long. And that wasn't garbage, but a bunker which each Iraqi constructed in their home yard preparing for a 2003 war.

[@914light]

Very nice tribute to Saddam Hussein ....you did good Al Jazeera May God please end the suffering of the innocent people in Iraq and restore their country to them...

[@LongIslandEddie]

Truly a sad chapter in world history.

[@josephbacash6949]

They use him to get revenue from the oil in Kuwait 20%........

[@tina-sr9in]

Or you don't say

[@akashsuresh1369]

Whenever I see Iraq now, I remember the time, in 2003 evening, the Live Television broadcast of US invasion of Iraq. I was a little boy back then, playing at a friend's house while my dad and my friends dads watched the TV. Debating and commenting about the invasion, Dad saying how americans are foolish and deliberate in their attack for Iraq FOR OIL. (Yes It was for OIL you all know that so don't sugar coat it) I was ignorant and not caring as it was just some conflict in some part of the world. I remember the live explosions and gunfire at night. Yet i was oblivious to the fact that I was watching History happening right there at the moment, How one dictator who had an entire nation in his hands, finally dragged out like a lost beggar in a ditch and publically hanged. Brutally as his regime was..... then the constant aftermath of Insurgency and chaos. Every day a news about Iraq was about hundred people died in some explosion or the other, To the point where I asked my parents. "Do people still exist in Iraq after all the explosions and death.?" The Iraqi people are now a shadow of their former selves when i see it. Some of their citizens when interviewed spoke how they revelled when the toppling of Saddam's regime. When that statue was pulled down and broken, Then now they wished atleast he was back, It was the saying, " Better the devil you know, than the Devil you don't know. " Look at the world we live in dear reader, You and me are forever witnesses for part of this Sad history.

[@akashsuresh1369]

@yusuf islam Excuse me?

[@akashsuresh1369]

@yusuf islam I was confused at your unwarranted hostility. If you are willing to have a conversation like a civil person, i would like to talk. Otherwise i care not for your uncouth way of conversation my little troll. Have a pleasant day.

[@gabrielpalacios8371]

ooooh loooooord Akash Sures @yusuf islam ....... come on guys u can do better than that....... we want dramaaaaaa!!! jerry, jerry, jerry !!!!!

[@akashsuresh1369]

@@gabrielpalacios8371 have a popcorn on my behalf.

[@yasirsaheed]

@yusuf islam what's stupid about his comment? He's just expressing his view on the topic as he saw it as a kid and sees it today. It's easy to call someone stupid, but please elaborate.

[@KalAshtuk]

Reading this made me think of that quote in American Beauty: "Never underestimate the power of denial"

[@tonydougan103]

May he rest in peace

[@evelessandramallari2405]

Saddam Hussein is a good man, I had lived in Iraq during his term, every foreigner I had met liked Pres Saddam, there was also catholic church that time that I used to visit, I enjoyed living there, I was crying when I saw the destruction of Iraq

[@khaniumair7829]

George Bush is the real culprit behind all the destruction around Middle East

[@plt7915]

No he wasn't, u should look this with nuances not complete black and white. A man who killed somany people could never be a good person. But but but in reality there are somany leaders around the world who r responsible for killing thousands or millions like Obama, bush and many more. The fact that worries me a lot about us is that they making blunders after blunders after blunders. In Iraq they invaded it killed millions, destroyed the city, displaced millions and leave the country in a complete mess which led to civil war then became the cradle of Isis. The worst part is that this trend is still continuing with likes of Libya, Syria, Afghanistan and now they are doing the same blunder in Ukraine.

[@scottthompson9923]

He was vile

[@tuanas458]

Yea after hearing how bad Iraq is without Saddam, it sounds like he was a good dictator. People complain about dictators killing people, but Bush and past US presidents has ordered a ton of killing by the military against other countries.

[@tuanas458]

@@scottthompson9923 He's still better than any US president who's military has killed thousands of foreigners.

[@sladetuner8661]

Saddam Hussein, the man who would have freed Palestine 🇵🇸

[@Catquick1957]

There is no Palestine

[@billyhunt2120]

@@Catquick1957 the only Semites in Palestine are the Palestinians everyone else are khazar converts to Judaism, therefore the Palestinians who lived side by side with )€₩s as friends and allies before the illegal arparthied state of Israel was formed have more right to take land than anyone, and considering God himself said the )€₩s are to remain in exile and are forbidden from having a state just cements it, plus we were warned about the synagogue of Satan and those who would pretend to be )€₩$

[@goodtimestv9690]

He was terrorist.His son would go into weddings and raped a girl front of every guest front of the parents what kind of animal are you people

[@touraneindanke]

Never! It was about himself NEVER about others!❤️

[@hannahabdi3904]

@@Catquick1957 listen jew telly our isreali friends to go back to Europe

[@michaelashcraft8569]

Ask the Iraqi people about Saddam, personally.

[@Statistica1]

No one likes saddam, besides iraqis who live in america.

[@mohi671]

Raptor u stupid? at his time no one liked him. Now after the 1,6 million iraqi deaths from 2003-2011 because of the US and ISIS, and all those iranian militias like like him alot. Now they see him and his time as an angel and see it as good old secure times without an bomb exploading every second or people being tortured everywhere by the US like in abu ghuraib and and and.....

[@Mz77519]

Raptor they loved him everywhere

[@rahuldgaf]

@@Statistica1 no one likes besides Shias 😂

[@Statistica1]

@@Mz77519 Yea back then they did (because they were forced too), not anymore

[@CCasket]

There is good, even when a person is bad. Saddam held Iraq together. Bush should have never ordered the war. If Saddam were still president, Iraq wouldn't be in a state of complete disorder. Same with Libya.

[@Pookytroll]

u know... i think Bush was a puppet manipulated by his advisors to serve different interests, just look how he handled the financiar crisis at the end of his career, he just followed what others said... what if thats the case with this war... he was simply to weak(and stupid) and not fit to rule such a powerfull country... and fear got over him... he was played into the war...

[@wazzw6164]

Make a video on iraq before and after Saddam Hussein

[@yusufulislam5741]

Saddam was a boy who ruled the Arab world ✌❤

[@ThisNinjaSays_]

"Our man in Baghdad" when he invaded Iran.

[@thegreatnormad3424]

Sadam was true tha USA are foolish ! Sadam death was followed by blood birth from US to Europe to Africa .

[@jasehargreaves]

I thought his last words included something along the lines of "Do you think this is brave?" Maybe I'm wrong, but I doubt it.

[@Catquick1957]

His last words were ' Ithink I'll hang around here for a while"

[@jad389]

You’re right and said to the executioners “ why are you wearing masks ?! Are you still afraid of me ?!! “

[@dietmarbitterlich3500]

Can't trust the US ever.

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Dietmar Bitterlich 🍟🍔💖

[@steviepigford8485]

No you can't 😎

[@fanofyoutubers9792]

Stevie Pigford china?

[@llamalama82]

No, cant trust the 1s running the u.s. BIG HINT TRUMP DOESNT RUN THE SHOW

[@brandontuco]

Really wanted to hear about his relationship with the US and how he helped them and what made him and US dislike each other further down the line. Has to be more behind that story then we’re told

[@pighater951]

I think he tried killing Sr bush when he chief of cia bush Jr got Revenge and had him killed🥴🥴🥴🤫the hole story about Hussein was all lies bush invaded an the rest was history also 911 bushes were no good for the Americans ....they really destroyed us bad

[@rushbeast6413]

They checked his extremities 🦶

[@katrachosps]

I don't believe it was a fair trial, but I do believe He was guilty of the crimes against his own people, If He was removed by an international coalition, than why no be tried by that international comunity?

[@FFEMTB08]

So he “had WMD”... Where did they go? Don’t even act like he got rid of them.

[@FFEMTB08]

@Donald Lindell rrrriiigghhhttt.

[@cucumber623]

bush having oil intrtests in kuwait has nothing to do with the us getting involved eh

[@issackgabow4223]

Sadam was a great man!

[@tina-sr9in]

Dare we say that 😏

[@aboodaradi5125]

He is not

[@J.M.254]

I remember, as I was in Kuwait in 2003. I use to see the air conditioner buses, many many of them everyday, taking US and other Coalition soldiers from the Kuwait airport and the US bases to a place called Abdalli which was near the Iraq border. I remember the day, when the signal was given to advance into Iraq. There was a mad rush to all the super markets as people in Kuwait bought loads of food stuffs and super markets were empty in no time. Buying bottle water was not easy, as most of the bottled water was sold to the troops. After a few days, we heard the sound of bombs going off and one went off on the Kuwait beach road, but no one was killed. Kuwait was safe, as these were stray missiles that manage to come in. Those were scary times.

[@hoosierdaddy2308]

He didn't deserve a trial because he didn't give his victims trials. That said, Iraq has been worse off it seems.

[@cassimmtambo4431]

The great man of all times

[@LongIslandEddie]

I see that you've met the Fockers already,dude!

[@Humanity94664]

SADAM HUSSAIN THE GREATEST LEADER THE GREATEST MAN MAY ALLAH SWT BLESS HIM AND SHOWER HIS MERCY ON HIM

[@user-cd4bx6uq1y]

780th. 12 years used to be a lot, now it's 16

[@mowmaal]

That was clear assassination and revenge

[@matimi0sbackflip455]

His own people killed him ..

[@mohi671]

Matimi0's Backflip u have no idea of everything and youre stupid af

[@VectorOfKnowledge]

@@mohi671 Just like you.

[@rjc2630]

Saddam went to gallows like a man with a smirk on his face

[@NooraFateh21]

i love sadam

[@hussainabdi438]

Bhai give me any one reason why he had hidden himself in Garbage and was taken out from there before his death

[@cucumber623]

he was a dude, the world is a worse place without him

[@ahmedlaari9406]

Saddam Hussein the man who would resolve all this issues in Muslim countries now he would have freed Palestine, Syria,Yemen,somalia and Afghanistan may Allah grant you jannatul fridows

[@laxman90210]

lol he was in power for 30 years and did none of those

[@RomanicusMaximus]

Zhirinovsky stated that "Condoleezza Rice needs a company of soldiers [and] needs to be taken to barracks where she would be satisfied

[@Hackerzzzzzzzzzzzz]

When is america's trial?

[@haitamc5611]

Judment Day

[@steviepigford8485]

Hopefully in future 😃

[@cucumber623]

its coming, the whole world is eventually going to have enough of them usin the world as their piggy bank

[@damian246]

@IzzyFizzy Yes,just like Charlie Sheen was winning right :D

[@scarecrow9474]

Tomorrow

[@aparajitasengupta5558]

@Avicenna1985 hey thanx for replying........wow i really cant believe such things happen.......cant the people revolt???????tell me wat is the situation now in iraq?????is it still the same??and were r u from???

[@FreeAsABeast]

You have the right to prove your innocence but being right doesn’t prove anything

[@jeffreystroman2811]

It is shameful how he was treated at the end of his life. The leader of a nation should be treated with respect and not abused for cheap theatrics.

[@toasteddingus6925]

What are you high? He was a dog, his son's were all sons of dogs, they deserved EXACTLY what they got.

[@BonnieMagpie]

Both Sadam Hussein and Hitler were Taureans born during the year of The Ox.

[@viriato59]

its all about the presents and international recognition and also the money that was paid!!!

[@terratrema]

@rdframe1 Yes, well done, very intelligent point you are making. The ONLY person ever to have received an unfair trail was poor poor Saddam Hussein. I cry for him every night.

[@cucumber623]

the world is a worse place without him

[@communityfarmingtv4795]

A great leader.

[@TravisLoneWolfWalsh]

that poor kid must have been scared shitless

[@rudykadous4005]

I didn't know Patek Phillippe made watches with saddams face in it?

[@TheDukeOfPannekoeken]

Put Bush on trial

[@fazidahfaisal8447]

oo minya maaf tuan ini kursus mati khusus la drngar ucapan mereka.

[@shaqattack3053]

Never!?! But sad!!

[@munawarabusaly4039]

Iraqi people now paying price

[@MonkeysCantSkype]

Hey! That guy was in michael moores sicko film. @ 0:34

[@nps2512]

The accused. Great statement

[@franceswilson6294]

Like he said an eye for an eye

[@sortin1971]

lo siento es una gran pena que personas como sadan un dia existieron en este mundo me disculpo por quien no me entienda , pero vivamos en paz la vida es muy bonita los hijos la religion y todo lindo de la vida respetar lo que otra presona cree es muy importante que DIOS cuide de nuestro mundo y ojala que todos podamos vivir en paz DIOS es amor y de eso no tengo la menor duda sueno con un mundo diferente un dia sera donde no lo se , cuidanos creador permite a tod padre disfrutar de sus hijos .

[@johnsmif7229]

He didn't get a fair shake at trial .lol ohh well

[@Rinkebykingz]

okej Saddam was a dictator but why did the US go in to Irak ? nowone will ever know, but this is what he US what when Saddam ruled there was no bombing and killing look at Irak now, its hell on earth.

[@sladetuner8661]

palestine will remain arab, long live the nation-the last words of saddam hussein

[@MrTaher30]

Who made Sadam as a dictator? Who sported him with chemical weapons against Iran?

[@choongching]

The Big Brother and the BP Oil Company

[@steviepigford8485]

Think..USA 🇱🇷

[@steveTGO]

Well, I suppose if I have suger, flour, milk, icing and a recipe for cake, I technically do not have a cake!!!

[@terratrema]

@rdframe1 Oh yeah, you're right. I take it back.

[@pasciente]

@swepa2 AND WHAT ABOUT STALIN,BUSH???

[@banana4814]

@IzzyFizzy proof?

[@luqmaandavids794]

You must mean a lot if it took a list of countries including the giant usa just to bring one man down.

[@krisfrederick5001]

Sorry Saddam, but you weren't the only one confused by the U.S. foreign policy. We were ok with you attacking Iran because we didn't care for either of you.

[@azharriaz14]

He was oncea best freind of usa and then usa ditched him

[@JJJadm]

He loved children so much.

[@aminuddin-sama7188]

@@crok22 like us bombed Iraq when they invaded it?

[@mohammedkamranali5035]

Allah is great

[@alextaylor8776]

Jesus is the greatest!

[@baughnick7343]

We the people of America do not know the extent of anything like we would like to, if we did it would change everything...

[@aparajitasengupta5558]

@Avicenna1985 hi!!!!! i read a book abt iraq........is it true dat thousands of iraqis were executed without any reason.......just curious ..i m indian by the way.......

[@akhtarhussain7599]

True Lion of Iraq 🇮🇶

[@jimbeen2058]

Same as with Iran

[@mahdieran1100]

Sadam Is our man, was our man and will be our man. Allhamdulillah

[@jimbeen2058]

Same as Libya

[@hudaahmed7113]

They just played the game

[@mohammadawsi]

1:09 شبيه عدي لطيف يحيى

[@mauryginsberg7720]

mohammad awsi It's spooky!

[@mujahiddin7372]

Saddam is lion in middle east but they lost it Saddam is hero

[@superinggoneil]

14 years ago?.. really?

[@snickerbars4129]

Why did it all happen...? Or the important question for who did US do it for...?

[@carlabroderick5508]

The story that while in prison, he said he could have a second wife refers to his virility? This culture is beyond imagining.

[@CordobaGeneral1234]

Much better than the American culture in which women are sexually objectified and plastered on every billboard in sight.Also much better than America which is one of the rape capitals of the west. Stop looking down on other cultures and look in your own backyard.

[@egyptianmusk9008]

Yes and the men serving time in American prisons turn to other men for sexual gratification lolol

[@sharefactor]

@@CordobaGeneral1234 South-Africa and South-East Asia (India, Pakistan) are the rapecapitals of the world.

[@CordobaGeneral1234]

@@sharefactor India.not Pakistan. In America they sexually objectify women

[@egyptianmusk9008]

@Antonio P. del Hierro-Valdés Ok lol

[@moniquecivicchioni5941]

“ The Lion is not bothered by the monkeys laughing up the tree “ ~ Saddam Hussein Al Tikriti, his excellency that God appointed. 👑 🇮🇶

[@reyk3381]

1:04 i guess we dont need our finger straight and off the trigger

[@sohaibmahmoudalshboul9830]

RIP Mr.Present

[@c.b.twenty9127]

sure "present"

[@JFmK-sh5nh]

Sadly, Latif is correct about most Americans. And it's only gotten worse.

[@globe255]

Why could saddam get away with the fact that he lived like a king in spite of the fact that the most of the poupulation didnt have enough to eat? He could do that because muslims denounce democracy- thats the main reason.

[@ITZDAMOBB]

Hey Im from California. I wanna know what u Iraqis think about the US killing him?

[@entitysoulfanticop7104]

R u alive now. Hey👋👋👋

[@medrineninsiima5883]

His trial was not fair

[@rostamsunny8802]

He kept the snoopy Iranians at bay!

[@chinaliew]

i think he must be very humiliation from being a strong man to a weak man they have to check thoroghly before seeing saddam,now he is being check

[@stpeter2214]

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.

[@troyalb]

yes they did

[@JJJadm]

he loved children so much

[@natural]

are you really sure he was voted in in 2000? lets say that what happened in Florida was legitimate which I highly doubt, given that he had his brother and his cousins and best friends working on the case, he lost the national vote. That means that the majority of Americans didn't want him to begin with. Now your system might be different than others, but in most country the nominee who gets the most vote in the country wins.

[@abdallahibnkalli1768]

06:26 to xx support Saud alFaisal view of the situation.

[@petelowson5481]

The mistake was not finishing him off in 1991 at the end of the first Gulf War.

[@tebigcheese]

kerysaapril...sorry luv.dont get ur point...but whoo,doesnt cecen hav it all.

[@medrineninsiima5883]

Rip ...the beast of Iraq