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episode 107: Saddam Hussein Part 1: Son of the Alleyways
In the spring of 1937, a child dies and his brother is born. Translated from Arabic, the newborn’s name - Saddam - means ‘one who confronts’. As his life will demonstrate, it couldn’t be more appropriate. So how does a boy from a tough peasant background go on to rise to the very top of Iraq’s leadership? How does his journey towards global infamy begin?
Narrated by Paul McGann. A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett.
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