Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://mypepack.gophersport.com/video/?vid=CZ3GuiBmFfD Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter When Saddam Hussein held a public purge [7zujDDtZ6Ww] Health Updated on August 11, 2026 EDT — Published on August 11, 2026 EDT In 1979, Saddam Hussein publicly accused 68 of his own party members of treason. But it was a lie. A way to get rid of people he considered rivals, and who he feared could cause problems in the future. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Video credits: Archive.org Public Domain footage Music credits: Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Metaphysik by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Sources: "Saddam: His Rise and Fall" by Con Coughlin (2002) "Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq" by Kanan Makiya (1989) YouTube video: (For translation) "Purge at Al-Khuld Hall, 22nd July 1979" (For translation) FM8o4Ardjc1 Rt61S8js8ws c0vmSz2tL0c VQwqwIQQNdM ODr4Q5sEzDF CCvtj0YMFgV kWJILbQ61q7 R6Sp0fPLK2Z
In 1979, Saddam Hussein publicly accused 68 of his own party members of treason. But it was a lie. A way to get rid of people he considered rivals, and who he feared could cause problems in the future. Image credits: Wikimedia Commons Video credits: Archive.org Public Domain footage Music credits: Echoes of Time v2 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Metaphysik by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. Source: Artist: Sources: "Saddam: His Rise and Fall" by Con Coughlin (2002) "Republic of Fear: The Politics of Modern Iraq" by Kanan Makiya (1989) YouTube video: (For translation) "Purge at Al-Khuld Hall, 22nd July 1979" (For translation) FM8o4Ardjc1 Rt61S8js8ws c0vmSz2tL0c VQwqwIQQNdM ODr4Q5sEzDF CCvtj0YMFgV kWJILbQ61q7 R6Sp0fPLK2Z