Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://eevb.net/video/FCSTrc5JxJs.html Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter When Saddam Hussein held a public purge [nj3P6Baow90] Health Updated on August 07, 2026 EDT — Published on August 07, 2026 EDT In 1979, Saddam Hussein publicly accused 68 of his own party members of treason. But it was a lie. A way to get rid of people he considered rivals, and who he feared could cause problems in the future. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Video credits: Archive.org Public Domain footage Music credits: Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Metaphysik by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Sources: "Saddam: His Rise and Fall" by Con Coughlin (2002) "Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq" by Kanan Makiya (1989) YouTube video: (For translation) "Purge at Al-Khuld Hall, 22nd July 1979" (For translation) yRFNCbkipys oF9t2aXzKUj 2TCa2ljpJt1 4kKTm9f9PJN oeFpqAjGUER ob1WsI3hxgg
In 1979, Saddam Hussein publicly accused 68 of his own party members of treason. But it was a lie. A way to get rid of people he considered rivals, and who he feared could cause problems in the future. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Video credits: Archive.org Public Domain footage Music credits: Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Metaphysik by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Sources: "Saddam: His Rise and Fall" by Con Coughlin (2002) "Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq" by Kanan Makiya (1989) YouTube video: (For translation) "Purge at Al-Khuld Hall, 22nd July 1979" (For translation) yRFNCbkipys oF9t2aXzKUj 2TCa2ljpJt1 4kKTm9f9PJN oeFpqAjGUER ob1WsI3hxgg