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Saddam Hussein Part 3: Oil and the Ayatollah
Saddam clashes with Iran's new leader, and with his personality cult, he's ready for war.
Saddam nationalises the Iraq Petroleum Company and clashes with the new leader of Iran. A man called ‘Chemical Ali’ commits one of the most heinous atrocities of modern times. Meanwhile, sculptures of the Iraqi dictator are commissioned across the land. With his personality cult firmly established, Saddam is ready for war…
From Noiser, this is Real Dictators. This is part 3 of 5 of the Saddam Hussein story.
Narrated by Paul McGann, written by Duncan Barrett.
