Ba’ath Party archives reveal brutality of Saddam Hussein’s rule Blaydes, a former Hoover National Fellow, described the archives as “invaluable” for her forthcoming book, State of Repression: Iraq Under Saddam Hussein (Princeton University Press, 2018) The Ba’ath Party, she found, used varying mechanisms to encourage loyalty and prevent uprisings
Saddam Hussein’s Rule of Iraq - Mr Allsop History three key reasons: his dominance of government, a series of social and economic policies that benefited the vast majority of Iraqis, and a ruthless system of terror and repression that dealt with anyone who dared to oppose him
Unveiling Saddam Hussein’s Regime: A Critical Analysis of . . . Saddam Hussein’s regime implemented a series of economic policies shaped by Iraq’s vast oil reserves and a centralized economy The focus on oil dependency significantly influenced the nation’s revenue generation and international standing
Iraq under Saddam Hussein - Encyclopedia Britannica Saddam, however, had drawn hard lessons from the party’s failure in 1963 and resolved that no dissent should be allowed in party ranks, no opposition outside the party should be tolerated, and ideological commitment to party ideals alone was insufficient to guarantee the loyalty of internal security officers
Saddam Hussein Takes Power in Iraq | EBSCO Equally ominous was the unresolved question of Kurdish loyalty to Baghdad Because Hussein’s imposition of authority over the central political system in 1979 involved repeated resorts to violence, both Shias and Kurds began the 1980’s divided over, on one hand, expectations that Hussein’s reputation for promising economic improvements
Saddam Husseins Regime Flashcards - Quizlet - Key institutions, including the military, intelligence services, and judiciary, were heavily influenced by the Ba'ath Party, with loyalty to Saddam Hussein being paramount - Under Saddam Hussein's rule, democratic processes and institutions were systematically undermined, with elections often being mere formalities and political opposition
IRAQI SHIAS AFTER SADDAM HUSSEIN: A STUDY IN . . . - JSTOR Saddam regime This Shia activism, coupled with their religious fervour rang alarm bells in Washington, where policy makers, threatened by the prospects of an Iran-like clergy-dominated regime in Iraq, were quick to warn the Iraqis against harbouring any such notions Shias' Political Activism During the early days of the US-led war some Shia