Liberal England (Free subscription) | yesterday
If you have heard Tony Benn interviewed recently you will know that he is fond of saying there are five questions we should ask of any politician: "What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you use it? To whom are you accountable? How do we get rid of you?' Except that, as Oliver Kamm points out, that is not precisely what he said to Saddam. It was more: "I have 10 grandchildren...
Royal Dutch Shell plc .com (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Oil Ministry officials had said they hoped to sign contracts with Western companies by the end of June. Now, those talks -- with major oil companies such as Royal Dutch Shell PLC, BP PLC and Exxon Mobil Corp.-- are unlikely to go through, the oil ministry said.
Joe. My. God. (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Under Saddam Hussein, gay life in Iraq existed relatively peacefully in a "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" sort of vein. Since the US invasion and the rise of sharia law, gays have been routinely rounded up, raped and murdered. Most gay men in Iraq now live hidden and terrified. Iraqi officials generally refuse to even discuss the situation and those that do say that gays are getting what's coming to them....
Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 08/27/2008
Well, not really. In a Times col, Dowd dishes on the Dems' dementia, or "High Anxiety in the Mile-High City": Democrats have begun internalizing the criticisms of Hillary and John McCain about Obama's rock-star prowess, worrying that the Invesco Field extravaganza Thursday, with Bruce Springsteen and Bon Jovi, will just add to the celebrity cachet that Democrats have somehow been shamed into seeing...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Israeli actor Igal Naor mesmerised critics and viewers as the Iraqi ruler in the BBC series House of Saddam. He tells Rachel Shabi why he came to empathise with the dictator
Iraqi Mojo (Free subscription) | 08/12/2008
"If the United States had not removed Saddam Hussein from power, we would owe Hitler an apology."
Nevada Thunder (Free subscription) | 08/08/2008
side note: Keep this story out there…..this is just another layer to the criminal behavior that has been taking place while dubya and his henchmen have been in power. By Joe Conason Salon.com Aug. 08, 2008 ¦ If Ron Suskind’s sensational charge that the White House and CIA colluded in forging evidence to justify the Iraq invasion [...]
123beta (Free subscription) | 08/01/2008
Not sure what to make of this... Saddam Hussein's Rolls Royce Corniche Convertible LHD The asking price is £185,000.00 (UK) which is about $366,410 U.S. dollars. Happy bidding... Trackposted to , Perri Nelson's Website , Allie is Wired , Democrat=Socialist , Woman Honor Thyself , Adam's Blog , Conservative Cat , and The World According to Carl , thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Igal Naor reveals that he fulfilled an ambition by playing Saddam Hussein.
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 07/29/2008
Igal Naor reveals that he fulfilled an ambition by playing Saddam Hussein.
France24 (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
Igal Naor, an Israeli actor known for performing in Spielberg's Munich, was chosen to play the role of Iraqi former dictator Saddam Hussein in a four-part TV show co-produced by the British BBC and US HBO channels.
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Israeli actor playing Saddam Hussein in a new television series once narrowly escaped a missile fired by the late dictator's army.
Entertainment - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
The four-part "House of Saddam", co-funded by BBC and HBO of the United States, tells the story of Saddam's reign from 1979...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 07/28/2008
LONDON (Reuters) - The Israeli actor playing Saddam Hussein in a new television series once narrowly escaped a missile fired by the late dictator's army.
