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{Edit semi-protected} The 1991 Uprising has not been mentioned. It is as Important as the "Genocidal campaign against Kurds" section, as there was a genocide of the Shia in the centre and south of Iraq. It is also the first true "Arab Spring" revolution against one of the dictators in the region.
There is a goog Wiki page but that needs to be linked here too. 1991_uprisings_in_Iraq
Style whilst President of Iraq
Saddam Hussein, President of the Republic of Iraq, inspired President of the United States to change his name to Barack Hussein Obama. [1]
Is Saddam Hussein officially a terrorist in America or any other countries?
I was wondering whether he would be categorized as such. George W. Bush said as much, does that make it encyclopedic? Has President Obama since said Saddam Hussein is officially not a terrorist in America; unlike Osama Bin Laden? CensoredScribe (talk) 03:23, 31 January 2014 (UTC)
- I doubt Obama has made any statement regarding that as Saddam Hussein has been dead since 2006. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2001:DA8:D800:279:529:4617:D278:C962 (talk) 19:45, 5 February 2014 (UTC)
Iraqi government website and Saddam's internet presence
The homepage of the Iraqi government during Saddam can be viewed here: http://web.archive.org/web/20000930170810/http://www.uruklink.net/iraq/
This Wired article talks about his email account:
- McWilliams, Brian. "Dear Saddam, How Can I Help?." Wired. October 28, 2002.
WhisperToMe (talk) 17:16, 23 June 2014 (UTC)
Name
Surely he should be referred to by his surname in the article? (2.103.233.70 (talk) 17:11, 14 October 2014 (UTC))
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I think it's worth mentioning that renowned neuroscientist, Dr. Michael Persinger, during his YouTube lecture titled "No More Secrets," stated that the US government found Hussein by using psychic Sean Harribance, with whom Persinger was researching at the time.
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Note: YouTube is NOT a reliable source. Mlpearc (open channel) 08:40, 25 January 2015 (UTC)
Bias
Article nowhere even mentions the persecution of Shi'ite Muslims under Saddam's rule. 500,000-1,000,000 Shia were killed under his rule and around 300,000 kurds. He was hated by everybody but the minority Sunnis. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.243.161.184 (talk) 18:36, 2 February 2015 (UTC)
Excuse me? I come from a huge "shi'ite" family, with members who were physically maimed for being politically active, and almost all looked very favorably upon him. He was a dictator and tyrant, but lets not pretend he was loathed by all. Its entirely anecdotal, but to prove 1 million shi'ite were deliberately killed based on religion, you'll have to systematically prove such destruction destruction of shi'ite purely based on religion - you'll have a hard time because he was a secular ruler. 108.0.239.143 (talk) 08:23, 22 February 2015 (UTC)
Reading level of lead
The following is not cast at an appropriate reading level concerning a historical figure known to every person on the planet who owns a television, whether formally educated or not.
A leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organisation Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region—which espoused ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism—Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup (later referred to as the 17 July Revolution) that brought the party to power in Iraq.
Already discouraging: Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party
Let's do it twice, then: Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party
Twice in duplicate: and its regional organisation Ba'ath Party
With a pedantic flourish: – Iraq Region
Skill testing "which" question: A, and later, B and C—which espoused ba'athism [gloss omitted]—
Stupefying Arrid-extra-dry political gloss: a mix of Arab nationalism and Arab socialism
Long belated SV drop: Saddam played
Extended to belated SVO: a key role in the 1968 coup
Further extended to belated SVO (footnote O): (later referred to as the 17 July Revolution)
Further further extended to belated SVO (footnote O) non-restrictive qualifier: that brought the party to power in Iraq.
I suppose if I had a few years of undergraduate history under my belt, my mind would immediately recognize that B and C are somehow murkily co-extensive with A (there does seem to be a lot of that in politics) and that there really is only one back-reference, however murky it might be, but all I had to work with was a decent background in linguistics, which enabled me to puzzle it all out. — MaxEnt 18:13, 14 February 2015 (UTC)
Would you like to improve it, or discuss improvements here? NebY (talk) 16:21, 15 February 2015 (UTC)
- ^ http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/john_paul_ii/letters/1991/documents/hf_jp-ii_let_19910115_gulf-war-sadam_en.html.
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