Who Said No [repack] — Hussein

Baghdad, 2003 – In the annals of diplomatic history, there are moments of quiet negotiation, moments of tense compromise, and then there are moments of absolute, theatrical defiance. For the man known to the West as Saddam Hussein, the spring of 2003 was defined by a single, two-letter syllable: No.

The Bush administration’s case for war rested on weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) and links to terrorism. But for Hussein, the issue was simpler: hussein who said no

Even in captivity, the "No" persisted. During his trial in 2005, when the judge ordered him to stand, Hussein refused. When asked to identify himself, he replied: “I am Saddam Hussein, President of the Republic of Iraq. Baghdad, 2003 – In the annals of diplomatic

the statement read. “We will not sell our homeland. We will not surrender. We will not be slaves.” But for Hussein, the issue was simpler: Even