Saddam HusseinAge: 69 president of Iraq, 1979–2003. A despotic megalomaniac who rose from poverty to an erratic and extraordinarily bloody rule. In November, a court sentenced Saddam to death…
president of Iraq, in September agreed to allow UN weapons inspectors to return to his country unconditionally after months of warnings of a preemptive military strike by the U.S. However,…
despotic president of Iraq, was captured in December by U.S. troops on an isolated farm near Tikrit, his hometown. He was hiding in an 8-foot hole. He surrendered to soldiers without a fight…
second son of Saddam Hussein, was killed in July by U.S. troops after a fierce gunfight in Mosul. Qusay, Saddam's heir apparent, served as supervisor of the Republican Guard and the head of…
eldest son of Saddam Hussein, was killed in July by U.S. troops after a brutal firefight in Mosul. Uday had earned a reputation inside Iraq and beyond as a reckless thug. He served a prison…
Kings
Abdullah I, emir (1921–1946), king (1946–1951)
Naif, regent (1951)
Talal (1951–1952)
Hussein (1952–1999)
Hassan, regent (1998–1999)
Abdullah II (1999– )
(Encyclopedia) Abdullah IIAbdullah IIäbd&oobreve;lˈlä [key], 1962–, king of Jordan (1999–), b. Amman, educated at Sandhurst and Oxford in England and Georgetown Univ., Washington, D.C. He joined…
Director/Writer:David O. RussellWarner Bros.; 105 minutes; RRelease:10/99Cast:George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Saïd Taghmaoui, Nora Dunn Three Kings is a unique hybrid…
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