Saddam Hussein used James Bond director to tell Iraq story
From the beginning of his brutal reign in Iraq, Saddam Hussein could claim an unusual credit: film producer. After Saddam became president in 1979, his cousin played him in “The Long Days.” The film dramatized Saddam’s role in a failed 1959 attempt to assassinate Iraq’s then-prime minister, Abdul-Karim Qasim. The film presented the new dictator […] The post Saddam Hussein used James Bond director…
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