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Iraq
Timeline of Saddam Hussein's Life and Career
2006-12-30
From Fox, just in case anyone here is forgetting.
00:05 CDT update: page 49 fixed. Sorry. AoS.
April 28, 1937: Born in village of Uja near desert town of Tikrit, north of Baghdad, Iraq.

1957: Joins underground Baath Socialist Party.

1958: Arrested for killing brother-in-law, a communist; spends six months in prison.

Oct. 7, 1959: Participates in Baath team that ambushes Iraqi strongman Abdel-Karim Kassem in Baghdad, wounding him. Saddam wounded in leg, flees country.

Feb. 8, 1963: Returns from Egypt after Baath takes part in coup that overthrows and kills Kassem.

July 30, 1968: Takes charge of internal security after Baath seizes power and authority passes to council headed by Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, Saddam's cousin.
Posted by:Steve White

#2  Page 49 is empty?
That makes sense, who cares?
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2006-12-30 09:57  

#1  Doc: Page 49 is currently empty.
Posted by: PBMcL   2006-12-30 00:47  

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