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Saddam Hussein

- **__Basic Information__** o Current City: Baghdad, Iraq o Hometown:Tikrit, Iraq o Sex: Male o Birthday: April 28, 1937 o Political Views: Baath Party o Religious Views: Sunni Muslim o Bio: (minimum 300 words) I was born in 1937 in my uncle’s mud hut in Iraq. My father died before I was born, so my mother and stepfather raised me. My stepfather was cruel and kept me out of school, and made me work on our farm. I ran away when I was 10 to live with my uncle. I started school, and decided I wanted to become a soldier. I tried to get into the Baghdad Military Academy, but I could not. I then went on to study law at two universities. I started to participate in attempts to overthrow the monarchy in Iraq. I made my first appearance in the Baath forces during a failed assassination attempt on Qassem. I was arrested, escaped, and then captured by the Egyptian president. After Qassem’s death, I returned to Iraq and participated in the Baath party. I became in charge of the secret security apparatus and tortured spies and traitors. I became vice president of Iraq in 1969 when the Baath party took power. Ten years later I declared myself president. I then began to modernize the country. I built up the economy, changed the government, and gained support of the people, while keeping strict tabs on them. Iraq’s oil industry boomed, which allowed me to obtain many weapons to keep Iraq safe. Many problems occurred with Iran, which broke up my country. In order to build up Iraq I tried to obtain Kuwait, slowly buying oil fields. I then decided to invade Kuwait, but our once allies, America turned on us. America invaded Iraq in the Persian Gulf War, and my country was in complete dismay. Iraq lost ties with the U.N. because I was producing nuclear weapons. After the 9/11 attacks, George W. Bush started his war on terrorism and started to accuse me of my weapons. America then led forces into Iraq to try to end my regime in 2003. I went into hiding, and it took America many months to find me. It is now 2004 and I am waiting on my trial.

o Favorite Quotations: "I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. "- John Adams "A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon. " -Napoleon Bonaparte - **__Relationships__** o Mother: Subha Tulfah al-Musallat o Father: Hussein al-Majid o Daughters: Raghad Hussein, Rana Hussein, Hala Hussein o Sons: Uday Hussein, Quday Hussein o Brothers: Barzan Ibrahim, Watban Ibrahim, Sabawi Ibrahim - **__Likes and Interest__** o Activities: fishing with grenades, gardening, writing poems o Interests: cleanliness, weapons, war o Music: Disturbed, Khaled Habib o Books: The Koran o Movies: The Godfather, Fight Club o Television: 24, Burn Notice - **__Education and Work__** o High School: al-Karkh secondary school, al-Qasr al-Aini secondary school o College/University: Cairo University, Mustanseriya University o Employer: Iraqi Government


 * __Photos__** ** (15 photos; 5 in each album)

ALBUM 1: Family**

- EXPLANATION:** I am Sunni Muslim. I am very proud of my religion and follow it very carefully. During my time in prison I often read the Koran. - EXPLANATION:** I am a member of the Baath party. I worked hard with them in order to end original Iraqi rule. They are the reason I became the leader of Iraq. - EXPLANATION:** Tikrit Iraq is my home town. It is also where I hid after the U.S. invaded my country. - EXPLANATION:** The Godfather is my favorite movie. I love all of the action and drama in it. I often wish I could take part in that movie, because that is the way I want to live. - EXPLANATION:** Joseph Stalin is one of my idols. I love the way he ran his government. It was the way tried to run Iraq. - EXPLANATION**: I joined this group because it shows how many worshipers I have. Other countries called me a ruthless dictator, but any of my citizens were satisfied. Although I made a few decisons for my country many still wish I was in power. - EXPLANATION**: I absolutely love gins and weapons of all kinds. I would take the money earned in the oil industry and purchase many weapons to build p my army. I think that a country can never have enough guns and weapons. - EXPLANATION:** I have an extreme hate towards George W. Bush. He deployed troops to Iraq to end my regime. He is the reason why I am not leader of Iraq anymore. - EXPLANATION:** I am a big fan of reading and writing poetry. During my time in prison I wrote many poems. This was a way to express my feelings at the time - EXPLANATION:** My religion is very important to me. I would like to be kept updated on the muslim world, since I am now in prison. I live my life based off of my religion
 * ALBUM 2: Politics**
 * ALBUM 3: Me in Uniform**
 * __Groups__** Click here to find a group to join! You must join 10 groups from this site and this site only!!
 * GROUP 1:[|SunniKerala]
 * GROUP 2:[|Baath Party]
 * GROUP 3:[|Tikrit, Iraq]
 * GROUP 4: [|Godfather]
 * GROUP 5: [|Stalin Fans]
 * GROUP 6:[|My fan group]
 * GROUP 7: [|Gun Club]
 * GROUP 8:[|Bush Be Gone]
 * GROUP 9:[|Poetry]
 * GROUP 10: [|Muslim News]

- EXPLANATION:** I pay close attention to things and always think deeply. I am always planning different ways to get ahead. I consider what other people are doing in order to get the best results.
 * __Quizzes__ Click here to find a quiz to take! **You must take at least 5 quizzes from this site and this site only!!
 * QUIZ 1:**What Type of Doodle Are you
 * - RESULTS:** People (faces**)
 * QUIZ 2:**What Store is the Best for You
 * - RESULTS:** Vans
 * - EXPLANATION:** I am very active, and always on the move. I am always doing work, and planning. I worked my way up the ranks in the Baath party by taking a very hands-on approach to tasks.
 * QUIZ 3:** What random Summer Item Are You?
 * - RESULTS:** Diving Board
 * - EXPLANATION** I like to do adventurous things, and I am not scared of many things. I never really consider the precautions of certain actions. For example, my invasion in Kuwait was not thought over very clearly, and failed.
 * QUIZ 4:** What Kind of Novel Are You?
 * - RESULTS:** Suspense and Action
 * - EXPLANATION** My life is very action packed with a lot of wars. I am often fighting many people. When I first worked for the Baath party I tortured people, just like that in an action novel.
 * QUIZ 5:**What's Your Magic Power?
 * - RESULTS:** Dark
 * - EXPLANATION** I like to do things that are good for me, but often have a bad affect. I do stuff that is very disastrous, and ruin many people's lives. I did many dark things when I was the ruler of Iraq.


 * Works Cited: [[file:saddam bib.rtf]]**