[MigrantOkie]

Saw a documentary two weeks ago about Saddam. Had video footage of the Bath party meeting where Saddam finally consolidated total power taking over Iraq from his Uncle. Saddam had the tape made. He was in front making charges as guards came in and began to escort people out of the meeting to be tortured and shot. The meeting ended with those who were left shouting fanatically what I guess was the equivalent of "Long Live Saddam!" over and over and over again as those who were left tried to show their loyalty to the new regime.

[Billthedrill]

The program corroborates that. In fact, the reward Saddam gave to the "faithful" who remained after the accusations was the privilege of shooting the accused.

That was for starters. He's gotten worse since.

[Bush2004]

Saddam sounds more like a Vlad the Impaler disciple to me. Vlad once invited hundreds of "influentials" to a palace for dinner, and then brought the subject of leading the Empire after he was gone. Several people spoke of how such leadership should be undertaken. Vlad departed and had the palace burned to the ground with everyone else still in it.