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Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Maǧīd al-Tikrītī; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organization Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region—which espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and socialism—Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup (later referred to as the 17 July Revolution) that brought the party to power in Iraq.
As vice president under the ailing General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, and at a time when many groups were considered capable of overthrowing the government, Saddam created security forces through which he tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed forces. In the early 1970s, Saddam nationalized oil and other industries. The state-owned banks were put under his control, leaving the system eventually insolvent mostly due to the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War, and UN sanctions. Through the 1970s, Saddam cemented his authority over the apparatuses of government as oil money helped Iraq's economy to grow at a rapid pace. Positions of power in the country were mostly filled with Sunni Arabs, a minority that made up only a fifth of the population.
The following is a list of recurring characters in the animated television series South Park. This does not include the school children, family members or the school staff.
"Al Gore" (voiced by Trey Parker in the "ManBearPig" episode and Matt Stone in "The Red Badge of Gayness" episode) is the former Vice President of the United States and also tries to alert the children of South Park of a mystical creature named "ManBearPig". He constantly says "I'm super cereal!" and "excelsior!" during certain situations; he also appears to be ignorant and insecure.
Gore also appears in during the Imaginationland saga where he's shown wearing a red cape and yelling "excelsior!"; he also appears in the South Park: The Stick of Truth video game.
Big Gay Al (speaking voice Matt Stone, singing voice Trey Parker) is a stereotypical homosexual man known for his flamboyant and positive demeanor. For example, he almost always responds to the greeting "How are you?" with an upbeat "I'm super! Thanks for asking!" At one point in the show, he runs an animal farm for gay animals who have been rejected by homophobic pet owners. He temporarily adopted Sparky, Stan's gay dog, who had run away from home. Later on in the episode, his large shelter vanishes, but the various animals remained, and were adopted by their former owners who had missed them greatly. Ever since, he has been a particularly good friend to Stan, and is one of the few people in South Park who are genuinely nice.
Firdos Square (Arabic: ساحة الفردوس; transliterated: Sahat al-Firdaus), is a public open space in Baghdad, Iraq. It is named after the Persian word Firdows, which literally means "paradise". The 14th of Ramadan Mosque and two of the best-known hotels in Baghdad, the Palestine Hotel and the Sheraton Ishtar are located on the square. The roundabout in the center of Firdos Square has been the site of several monuments beginning with the completion of the monumental arch The Unknown Soldier in 1959. It was subsequently replaced by the statue of Saddam Hussein that was torn down by U.S. coalition forces during the invasion of Iraq in 2003. A green, abstract sculpture by Bassem Hamad al-Dawiri was commissioned replace the Saddam statue. In 2009, the architect of the Monument to the Unknown Soldier Rifat Chadirji expressed interest in rebuilding the monument on its original site. As of 2013, the al-Dawiri statue and the surrounding columns have been removed from Firdos Square.
20 Years or Twenty Years may refer to:
"Twenty Years" is a song recorded by alternative rock band Placebo, and included on their 2004 best-of compilation release, Once More with Feeling. It was the only entirely new song to be released as a single (although Protège-Moi, a French-language re-recording of an earlier song, was released in France). It was available with a video, radio play, and CD single distribution.
Furthermore, the song was one of two songs (with The Bitter End), performed by Placebo at the Paris leg of the international Live 8 benefit concert in 2005.
In the UK, it peaked at number 18 in the UK Singles Chart. In Australia, the song was ranked #95 on Triple J's Hottest 100 of 2004.
When played live, the song often had an extra middle eight section added on, complete with heavy experimental guitar. Since 2009, live shows feature an arrangement of the song that was first performed during the Live at Angkor Wat concert.
Saddam Hussein was known as The Butcher of Baghdad but you could say he was more of a Shepherd who led himself to the slaughterhouse like many dictators his rule is marked with the tropes of any Tyrant oppression aggression and violence yet he stands apart from the light of Hitler or Stalin for doing what they couldn't do or wouldn't do Saddam means the one who confronts. It's a fitting name for a man whose time at the top was marked with backstabbing walls and Invasion on my orders Coalition forces have begun striking selected targets of military importance to undermine Saddam Hussein's ability to wage war. Thankfully his reign of terror finally ended when he was forced into Exile and found hiding in a tiny Dugout on a secluded Farm but was his end out of the blue or had there been sign...
He was one of the world’s most notorious and ruthless leaders. Since coming to power in 1979, Saddam used any means necessary to hold onto Iraq including killing anyone who stood in his way. At a young age he was brutalized at home, ran away to his uncles, and quickly became a thug for an extremist political party. →Subscribe for new videos every Monday and Thursday! https://www.youtube.com/c/biographics?sub_confirmation=1 Visit our companion website for more: http://biographics.org Credits: Host - Simon Whistler Author - Crystal Sullivan Producer - Jack Cole Executive Producer - Shell Harris Business inquiries to [email protected] Biographies by the book, get Saddam Hussein's biography from Amazon: https://amzn.to/2vsRrHa Other Biographics Videos: Joseph Stalin: The Red T...
For over 20 years, Saddam Hussein strangled the life out of the Iraqi people. He was one of the most brutal dictators in history, and his rise to power reflects the horror that would become his reign. Check out today's epic new video that looks at how this ruthless dictator seized control over Iraq and held on to power for 2 decades. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE TO THE INFOGRAPHICS SHOW ► https://www.youtube.com/c/theinfographicsshowOFFICIAL?sub_confirmation=1 🔖 MY SOCIAL PAGES TikTok ► https://www.tiktok.com/@theinfographicsshow Discord ► https://discord.gg/theinfoshow Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/TheInfographicsShow Twitter ► https://twitter.com/TheInfoShow 💭 Find more interesting stuff on: https://www.theinfographicsshow.com 📝 SOURCES:https://pastebin.com/cKstHaNP All videos are based on ...
Twenty years after the invasion of Iraq, a look back at the December 2003 capture of Saddam Hussein, a watershed moment in the Iraq War. Scott Pelley visited the site of Saddam's last stand a few days after his capture, seeing firsthand the hole where Saddam spent his last moments as a free man. #60Minutes #News #Iraq "60 Minutes" is the most successful television broadcast in history. Offering hard-hitting investigative reports, interviews, feature segments and profiles of people in the news, the broadcast began in 1968 and is still a hit, over 50 seasons later, regularly making Nielsen's Top 10. Subscribe to the “60 Minutes” YouTube channel: http://bit.ly/1S7CLRu Watch full episodes: http://cbsn.ws/1Qkjo1F Get more “60 Minutes” from “60 Minutes: Overtime”: http://cbsn.ws/1KG3sdr Follo...
This video was made possible thanks to everyone on the Simple History Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/simplehistory On July 22, 1979, Iraq's new president, Saddam Hussein, convened a Baathist Party meeting, accusing members of plotting against him. As names were called, each was led away for execution, while Saddam calmly smoked a Cohiba cigar, already envisioning the luxuries his power would bring. Check out our other Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPdc6bs3I8s6Y4QE_3g3MZw Discord server: https://discord.gg/JZsPQXHeYC Become a Simple History member: https://www.youtube.com/simplehistory/join Copyright: DO NOT translate and re-upload our content on Youtube or other social media. SIMPLE HISTORY MERCHANDISE Get the Simple History books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Dan...
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Twenty years ago, Saddam Hussein's statue was toppled by Iraqi civilians and American soldiers in Firdos Square, Baghdad, during the US invasion of Iraq. The US had promised peace and stability to the Iraqi people, but the war killed over 300,000 and displaced millions #iraq #saddam #invasion Subscribe: http://trt.world/subscribe Livestream: http://trt.world/ytlive Facebook: http://trt.world/facebook Twitter: http://trt.world/twitter Instagram: http://trt.world/instagram Visit our website: http://trt.world
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BAGHDAD, IRAQ--Few images in history are as iconic as the toppling of Saddam Hussein's statue at Firdos Square in Baghdad, Iraq. As it so happened, my hotel was in Firdos Square and I was able to stand on the spot where Saddam Hussein's statue fell in 2003 in Baghdad, Iraq. From the spot where Saddam Hussein's statue fell in Firdos Square, I was able to call a taxicab which took me to the intellectual heart of Baghdad, Iraq in 2021. The cross section of Al-Mutanabbi and Al-Rashid Streets is where all of the book sellers ply their trade. Unfortunately it seems as if the intellectual heart of Baghdad, Iraq in 2021 was closed when I got there. So, I went for a walk along the empty corridor and found myself gazing at the mighty Tigris River. I continued my adventure through Baghdad, Iraq ...
On April 9 2003, during the US-led invasion of Iraq, US Marines troops assisted Iraqi civilians in destroying a large statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos Square. The event, which received global media coverage and was witnessed by ITN's Neil Connery and Michael Nicholson, came to symbolise the end of the Saddam regime in Iraq. Weeks later, beneath a banner reading "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED," US President George W Bush announced the end of major combat operations in Iraq. The following years of occupation, insurgency, and civil war would see Bush's speech on the USS Abraham Lincoln remembered in infamy. #Iraq #IraqWar #SaddamHussein #Saddam #GeorgeBush #Bush #TonyBlair #OperationIraqiFreedom To license the footage featured in this clip, follow the link below: https://www.gettyima...
Peter Maass, in collaboration with ProPublica and The New Yorker, reveals the exact story behind the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein at Firdos Square in Baghdad on April 9, 2003. His reporting shows how the American media exaggerated the importance and context of the toppling, conveying an erroneous sense of victory in a war that was just beginning.
This week sees the release of the long-awaited Chilcot enquiry into the Iraq war. Ahead of its publication, our Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen has returned to the country, and he spoke to one man who helped topple the famous statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad's Firdos square - but now says he wants to put it back. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog Islamic State's 'Most Wanted' https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBX5GE4jXnF9bvF4C801cul3 World In Pictures https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBX37n4R0UGJN-TLiQOm7ZTP Big Hitters https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBUME-LUrFkDwFmiEc3jwMXP Just Good News https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS3XGZxi7cBUsYo_P26cjihXLN-k3w246
View of area around Firdos Square, Baghdad-Iraq. This shows the new statue in the square, after Saddam's was torn down in 2003.
The young people of Iraq are competing to destroy huge statue of saddam hussein in Firdos Square April 9, 2003 شباب العراق يتنافسون على تدمير تمثال ضخم للصدام حسين في ساحة الفردوس 9 نيسان 2003. غزو العراق 2003 2003 invasion of Iraq Video source: Abu Dhabi TV April 9, 2003. Feel free to subscribe to the channel, activate the bell (🔔) and share our videos with friends in your social media forums. Channel URL: https://goo.gl/HPkHhZ " good greeting " The official accounts on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Tik Tok, in addition to a shop on Tesspring for Iraq Archives - Archives Iraq https://www.instagram.com/archivesiraq/ https://twitter.com/ArchivesIraq https://www.facebook.com/ArchivesIraq/ https://archivesiraq.creator-spring.com/ https://www.tiktok.com/@archivesiraq
(30 May 2003) Baghdad - April 9, 2003 1. Iraqi man throws rope over Saddam Hussein statue shoulder 2. Tilt up from Iraqi man hammering statue base to Saddam statue 3. Wide shot crane pulling down statue 4. Ground shot of statue coming down 5. Ground shot of Iraqis cheering and celebrating Baghdad - May 30, 2003 6. Wide shot al Firdos Square with new statue 7. Various new statue in square 8. Close up new statue Baghdad - May 29, 2003 9. Al Najeen group gathered at base of statue unveiling new statue 10. SOUNDBITE: (Arabic) Bassam Muhammed, member of the Al Najeen group: "What we see today in our country could be the first signs of freedom. What remains is a history that we will make together with the al Najeen group playing its part." 11. Plaque being unveiled 12...
(9 Apr 2013) SHOTLIST 1. Wide of Iraqi man climbing up statue base to Saddam Hussein statue in Firdous Square 2. Mid of Iraqi man climbing on ladder near statue base 3. Wide of Iraqi man throwing rope over statue shoulder 4. Wide of Saddam statue with rope tied around its neck 5. Mid of statute with rope 6. Wide shot of US marines tank driving in front of statue 7. Close-up of marines on tank 8. Various of statue being toppled, statue falling down and Iraqis run towards it STORYLINE Iraq on Tuesday marks the tenth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to the US-led coalition. An enduring image of the fall of Baghdad in 2003 was the removal of Saddam's statue in Firdous Square. A group of Iraqi opposition supporters gathered around it in an attempt to remove it. They tied a...
Visit http://www.aliveinbaghdad.org each Monday for new videos about life in Iraq! Make a donation to support our work at http://www.aliveinbaghdad.org/donate/ Here is the brief update. There is confusion over the number of casualties. The number reported by the US Military is nearly the same number we received from an Iraqi Police (IP) officer who was involved in firing on the second vehicle, which exploded near the Mosque in Firdos Square. He claimed there were approximately 4 killed and 16 wounded at that time. The assertion that the attack was intended to take over the Palestine Hotel was not substantiated by any of the IPs or PSDs (private security) who we spoke with that were on the scene. He believed this attack to be similar to previous attacks, where the first bomb is inten...
Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Maǧīd al-Tikrītī; 28 April 1937 – 30 December 2006) was the fifth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity from 16 July 1979 until 9 April 2003. A leading member of the revolutionary Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party, and later, the Baghdad-based Ba'ath Party and its regional organization Ba'ath Party – Iraq Region—which espoused Ba'athism, a mix of Arab nationalism and socialism—Saddam played a key role in the 1968 coup (later referred to as the 17 July Revolution) that brought the party to power in Iraq.
As vice president under the ailing General Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, and at a time when many groups were considered capable of overthrowing the government, Saddam created security forces through which he tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed forces. In the early 1970s, Saddam nationalized oil and other industries. The state-owned banks were put under his control, leaving the system eventually insolvent mostly due to the Iran–Iraq War, the Gulf War, and UN sanctions. Through the 1970s, Saddam cemented his authority over the apparatuses of government as oil money helped Iraq's economy to grow at a rapid pace. Positions of power in the country were mostly filled with Sunni Arabs, a minority that made up only a fifth of the population.
Find the stone.
Simplicity within the forms of nature,
contains the creature.
Will soon reveal,
By means of hands
that found the way to shatter,
to control the matter.
They breathe life
into a work that tries to tell the story.
Awaken the mystery.
See him stand tall.
Representative of a man, or an ideology,
or a fact in history.
Moving towards the place they can admire pride and vanity.
Somewhere in the middle of the market place.
Surrounded by pigeons through all seasons he is standing there,
as a moment frozen in time and space
most people passing by that gentle piece of rock,
will never have a clue of what he did, or who he was,
Another year, another month, another day
They've all been coming to see the man himself.
Studied the creature in his former life and days.
Nothing more than knowledge upon a dusty shelf .
They all seem to try to touch the past,
but the memory is of stone.
And he's all alone,
Find yourself,
within the memory of your own creation,
stone incarnation.
Your life will pass,
and so will people who preserve traditions,
stick to convictions.
For many years,
we hold on to a certain faith in values,
embodied by statues.
All of this will last
until the icons all retire.
The ideals we pursued,
seemed a fragment of the truth.
Breaking out,
out of the pose you stand in.
Moving on,
to places you've never been.
And when you awake from your granite sleep,
your body is aching from head to toe.
Fought down,
your anger for many years.
Fight back,
making your right prevail.
Show all of the things that you feel inside.
You're static no more, you don't need to hide.
Take part,
in social activities.
Talk about,
things they're concerned about.
'Cause to know those who live in your neighborhood,
You just need to become the one you're talking to.
The moment has come to turn stone into flesh.
Spectators around me are caught by surprise.
You know who I am. That's what you believe.
But things they've been telling you may well deceive.
For five-hundred years I've been doing this job.
Lack of variety made me resign.
I made up my mind. I go my own way.
No-one on earth can persuade me to stay.
I'm leaving the scene. In a way I'm displeased.
Accepted the blows, then too proud to react.
Wherever I may run, there'll be no place to hide.
The ghosts of the past they still bang on my door.
Been waiting too long! To answer the call,
that lived deep inside of me for so many years.
Frustration runs high! The anger is there,
to release all the energy needed to bring about change, Now!
In places all over the world,
Man has left us things which reminds us all,
of who they used to respect.
All through the ages.
Sometimes it's a cry for the past,
a trigger they use to hang on to an order
they try to maintain.
To make you obey.
And if you look into your soul.
You might find some statues,
built throughout your lifetime.
There to appear,
again an again.
Then the dawn of an age,
when the masses will go for a change.
And statues obstruct the revolving stage.