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412 - Saddam Hussein

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

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The Luxurious Tastes and Brutal Reign of Saddam Hussein

Delve into Saddam Hussein's extravagant lifestyle with expensive goods and lavish gestures, contrasted by his tyrannical rule marked by extreme brutality and repression. Explore the motivations behind his targeting by the US, revealing the trillion-dollar cost of removing him from power and the intertwined interests with oil corporations that influenced the decision-making process.

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