The Saddam Tapes: Hussein Was A Mass-Murdering Despot, But A Sincere One

Thursday, August 28, 2014 - 15:20 in Mathematics & Economics

Politicians often say one thing in public and other things in private. That is no surprise, people in all jobs do the same thing. Saddam Hussein, the genocidal former dictator of Iraq, has left a legacy most despots do not; he recorded so many of his private conversations that political scientists can analyze what he said in private and compare those to his public statements. Their conclusion; he believed what he said. read more

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