Saddam Hussein; documentary.

[Music] [Applause] [Music] gentlemen we got [Music] [Applause] where did it all go wrong my father where did it all go wrong [Music] the head of the UN weapons inspectors Rolf aquellas is in Iraq today to confront the regime about the alleged manufacture of deadly germ warfare agents where to begin this story others would tell it very differently but for me it begins on the 28th of April 1995 it was my father's 58th birthday with the weapons inspectors for me I'd been married young at fifteen in fact to my cousin who Sen Kemal he'd risen to the rank of Minister for military industry the u.s. conspiracy designed to perpetuate the sanctions and junit I was proud of him and we were very happy I had a lovely home and the most beautiful children the early 90s had been difficult for us all with the Americans imposing their economic sanctions it didn't necessarily feel like there was a great deal to celebrate [Music] but my father's birthday was a special occasion on that day the country would erupt into massive spontaneous celebrations he was so adored by his people it amazed me that however busy he was with a fair state he'd always insist on holding a big family party he loved a good party I was his eldest daughter and everyone knew I was his favorite children come and see plans to build the biggest mosque in the world with minarets taller than the Eiffel Tower in France better be it's costing me a fortune people accuse me of extravagance why is sit down building palaces while his people starve when Navigon Nasser was conquering Jerusalem was he bothering about how much bread is people reading now that's right Ali because a great Babylonian ruler has bigger things in his mind like building a civilization the whole country referred to him as Saddam our Father I could see why they worshipped him so [Music] to me - he was never anything but a caring and dedicated father but it's not always easy for a child of such an extraordinary man to step out from his shadow my eldest brother Uday was his son and heir he'd shown great promise academically and received a first at Baghdad University he could have had a successful career as an engineer you know I am yes sir then you know I have every right but he was keen to follow my father into politics as a child dudei had been self-conscious of his speech impediment your father's first state be good take me to duke it was my mother who encouraged and pretended to develop right my father sometimes know you love your father I don't you must in Iraq Saddam is the son when you're out of his grace you're in the dark trust me at her urging my father had recently made in chairman of the Olympic Committee but who they hadn't looked at proof my sister Anna was married to my husband's brother Saddam Kamel head does my father's personal security Rana was a little closer to my mother than I know but you mustn't let yourself go my husband was my father's most trusted general his right-hand man after him the most powerful man in Iraq hello children [Music] next to me not in that color didn't do day I don't want stomach see you day you make me look fat the shoulders fatten shop whatever my daughters are the loveliest of all my children all of them even you Rana nothing is more important than family always remember that everyone [Music] we were an ideal family how could that ever change once the Safety's off hold it squeeze the trigger okay just teaching the kids how to shoot well don't not at the table no not nice to learn sometimes the son has no memory of the sweet scent of the father then some is taken away from the love of the son house for the father When I was your age dad used to let me shoot the prisoners hmm told you to leave our son alone every day is rain we should educate the boy sound him up to him good my father always said I was the wisest of his children but I was a woman and had no place in politics positions of great responsibility were given to the men of the tribe like my father's half-brother what man he was the Minister of the Interior so this little tart torpedo tits and lips that could suck your manhood clean off and who say my younger brother he was in all of Ludo he'd stand up when every day entered a room so that's what you were up to when the latest car bomb went off we're dealing with out there I accident see now by going out whoring are you interrogating them strenuously enough strenuously enough you don't kill you got nothing out of them I won't be called a donkey by you what do you know you don't even have your own minister you do a lot of strategic thinking down of the Olympic Committee do you what color will our beloved national football team the wedding we already now the Iranians are backing out though our so execute them all show them Iraq won't bow to this pressure I tell the Americans I told the British and now I'm telling you unless we wake up and act terrorism will be the great cancer for the next century general come on your brother-in-law Uday has paid us a visit he's taken the latest delivery all of it so the phone says what do you want me to do for now nothing tell the foreman to stay where he is and I'll meet you there in an hour she is in the south kurds in the north Sunnis in the middle tribes against tribes but one supreme leader I'm holding this country together with my fists everything okay fine just ministry business on there trouble I hope nothing I can't handle always working how was your meeting with the inspectors do they still think we have chemical weapons hidden away as you know your excellency what the Americans didn't manage to bomb in 91 we've subsequently destroyed ourselves but I am NOT going to tell them that yet excellent meanwhile the country is being crippled if we have destroyed all our weapons why not tell the UN now we have a lot of enemies who say never reveal anything you don't have to as you always say your excellency the better part of war is deception good night my boy happy birthday again happy birthday my prayers every birthday fun all these cooks get ministries and make a mess of everything I'm better than them when I get my ministry well I will is her same criminal gets a huge budget and all the firepower he can lay his hands on I like him he's a man of ideas a builder like me he's firstly for power he wants what's mine but I'll fight him I never stop of course you won't and that's I raised your boy you can't trust a man who doesn't wink or smoke it's weird there's no man I trust more but why him why not me because he's loyal he doesn't flaunt his wealth and he knows battle men respect him he built the Republican Guard from nothing and what's more he's given me grandchildren of course there were tensions there always are in families with so many talented and ambitious individuals but as far as I was aware there was nothing to worry about what are you going to do there's nothing I can do Jordanians are expecting delivery to mom do you suggest I do go to the president to complain that his son stole from me the petrol I stole from him so how are you feeling I'll be ok just some bruising there's nothing I could do of course what is the president's son the thing I don't understand is how he knew it was here I understand you wanted to please who day he can be a very persuasive man I remember it so well my father's 58 birthday as the whole country celebrated with us I thought how lucky I was to be part of such a wonderful family I have loving brothers and sisters we'd have done anything for each other I had a caring father who was an inspiration to us all [Music] [Applause] and I had a devoted husband after 15 years of marriage we were still very much in love good poverty little did I know that that would be the last day we'd spend together as a happy family my father had always surrounded himself with family but in the end it would be those closest to him those he trusted with the most that would betray him and we see our world fall apart [Music] very powerful more mental mounted and detonated by remote control so that it destroyed one of the cars belonging to the Iranian Mujahideen and there were two Iraqi citizens nearby who were killed the nearby town of Zaku armed bath party militiamen stroll around as if they owned the place my father was so misunderstood [Applause] he was doing what he had to to hold the country together [Music] he faced enemies on all sides the Iranians the American spies UN inspectors who were trying to deprive our country of its right to defend itself the people the families we found lying all around had not been injured they'd been poisoned by chemical bombs and shells containing cyanide mustard and other nerve gases Iraq er that this force used to bring in thirteen billion dollars a year I know I'm the minister in charge of oil exports there was only one man he could trust with such delicate negotiations my husband you tell the Americans tell them to lift the sanctions they are the ones killing Iraqi children not me the UN wants proof you now have our full and final disclosure we have no capability left can the UN justify these sanctions we will take a look at these my husband was not only a decorated general but a highly skilled diplomat he worked day and night for my father and Ajit sorry slab you know much afternoon general good afternoon I have everything we talked about yes everything we can provide freaky fuses with them and the rpg-7 it'll penetrate 150 millimeter of armor plate I will also give you fifty thousand a case for the price we agreed very good then for 10 million dollars you have yourselves a deal the president will be delighted excellent it is always good to do business with you does it talk about my companies Thanks her sin was from a humble family wasn't born with a silver spoon in his mouth he was a respectable self-made man Ukrainian vodka best in the world yes why not nostrovia nostrovia excellence the ukrainian delegations just left 10,000 RPGs 20,000 artillery fuses 50 anti-aircraft comes with 250,000 cartridges and they even threw in 50,000 aks as well I think you're going to be rather pleased with the price 15 million sounds like a good deal well Donaldson I'd do it all for you I want you to go to the man tonight and pay that into my account of the central Gulf bank border yes as a young soldier Hussein had served as my father's personal bodyguard my president on one occasion he threw himself in front of an assassin's bullet to protect my father he was a man who could be trusted implicitly no woman could ask for a better husband [Music] sorry you went on longer I expect you can drive on [Music] [Music] who does this belong to I know it was in our car you've got some [ __ ] on the side again stop this I don't care whose daughter you are I won't be interrogated by you I have had a very busy day so busy that you confident possessed your mistress playboy like your thug brother I am working for Iraq trying to keep this country together I wonder what my father would think about you humiliating me like this I won't let you do this to me again I was a child when we married I didn't know any better but I'm telling you I won't stand for it now I won't [Music] unfortunately not all the men of the driver of such high caliber may show another staff yes your excellency what bad my president I have terrific news we're liquidated the key members of the Aldo are terrorists by zone my father's half brothers in particular were a source of great frustration no interruptions not by anyone are you playing another round of our car bomb yesterday that's the force in as many weeks what but he races here they show you this I want to see the president His Excellency said he must not be disturbed I'm sorry sir but I've been given strict instructions there are so many lies told about the incident involving my brother and a security officer that spring returned the truth was that my brother knew people like what bomb were failing in their responsibilities sometimes days frustrations got the better of him respect forward you now about respect because you're odd you've made a mockery of this family know your enemy to me yogurts let me explain I'm talking you think you can do what you want behave like a pig butcher my throat happen again disgust me Oh what about what about you saying come out bring us any today you don't know you don't know what do you really gets up to in that Ministry of his all that money you give him you know I want you to clean your act up if there's another incident like this I'll have you shot jealousy is the curse of tribal people there were those in our tribe who wanted to poison my father against one another my father was wise to this but when you're told something so many times you begin to wonder if there's a grain of truth in it the United Nations inspectors left their base at the Palestine hotel in Baghdad for the last time today speaking to reporters Ralph okay you said monitoring systems designed to spawn Iraqi violations of the UN's disarmament demands were quote coming along satisfactorily progress has been made disclosures it's my understanding that Iraq intends to comply I wasn't expecting you is something the matter Carthon old man pop in on his favorite child it's muggy more detail doctors are like wives all they do is nag ah the same excellence into what we are the owner friendly visit the social call well please come in do you want some tea 5 to 8 the man to talk the inspectors suspect everything that's their job but they can't prove anything good where the UN lift the sanctions and the oil money starts flowing again I want to rebuild our strategic capabilities bigger and better than before we will be the Arab superpower once again your excellency funny I had more like you what's he so afraid of here thank you all of you excellency people with a clear conscience and rallying to be scared of do you trust your servant sir sir yes stealing some from one of the past bathrooms caught red-handed Anabella came to plead his case Tommy his children were getting ill because they couldn't keep clean eating with him what I do with all servants who steal from me I had him hanged and made sure all the other servants watched really pained how do you thing for that now you know the best quality a leader can have the ability to be harsh with those closest to him cause he loves the most now I really must go say goodbye to Grandpa Darlene goodnight excellency good night it's late I kept you up forgive me children need their sleep it's fine it's good to see you everything all right yeah but yes yes just this blasted back of mine I see my doctor in the morning aren't you worried about it who knows come on Faisal the Chairman equates he's doing [Applause] now this is what I want you to do for me my president I can keep silent well go on a week ago the Interior Minister received an intelligence warning of yesterday's bombing in Baghdad what did my brother do Minister had a lot of private business that day sorry did nothing no nothing at all your excellency the truth is is hardly ever at the Ministry but that's not all none of these intelligence reports have been acted upon you should be ashamed of yourself disgrace to your ministry I'm sorry I'm sorry brother don't call me brother I don't expect to be forgiven out for a month or two this is it you've had all your chances you'll never hold public office again you're guilty of criminal neglect ingratitude you don't care you drink you [ __ ] you're a disgrace to your position on to this tribe my son was right you are a donkey what am I going to do with you you were excellency get out my father used to say that when you're training a puppy you can hit and punish it in various ways and eventually it will learn but when a dog grows big and strong you have to think twice about punishing it it might bite you good morning under a shelf on the cabinet don't have something in mind for you he was surrounded by dogs dogs had got bigger and greedier every day every year in August we'd celebrate the day of days this was in remembrance of our victory over Iran in the eight-year war the war cost us dearly three hundred and seventy-five thousand valiant Iraqi lives but it was a matter of national honour and some battles must be fought for pride which we will change mid-journey good the next item on my agenda concerns my beloved son who day as head of the Olympic Committee he does not have a place at this table I therefore decided to create a new ministry the Department for military and industrial repairs I'm sure everyone will agree is earned a post in government excuse me excellency but you said today will be Minister for military and industrial repairs that's right I'm sorry excellency what exactly would be the remit of this ministry he supervised the budgets and repair of military and industrial equipment furthermore so he would need access to accounts and inventories of other ministries is that a problem no who day is inexperienced he learn on the job forgive me excellency he doesn't have he doesn't have the one who day has not yet proven he is capable of running a football team let alone a ministry the objection has been noted minister of military industry but as far as I'm aware I'm still the president and the decision is mine are you trying to get us killed no one defies the president no one not even you listen to me if I need you will you be with me you're my brother of course I will [Music] good [Music] [Applause] as the presidential family we were guests of honor at a military banquet preparing for that evenings festivities I had no idea that my family would soon be at war again but this time with itself [Music] [Applause] [Laughter] behind your wonder what do you think who they will leave it like this control Oda he can't he created this monster in our top of his hands we have to go now come on just a few weeks a month nothing more we don't have any choice now all that matters is that you and the children are safe now help are you sure I have to call my brother perhaps I should have questioned my husband more closely Hussein was known to be hasty and I couldn't stop him and I was scared that if Hussein left on his own as circumstances became difficult for him it could have been said that I didn't stand by my own husband [Music] going to see [Music] yes there were differences between my husband and my father but those would pale in comparison with what was about to happen if only we'd known we could have turned back there and then [Music] and belong in the International Iraq never been to Geneva [Music] [Music] [Applause] we've met before haven't we no I don't think so we've met before haven't we yeah she's with me before a month ago in that baby who invited you anyway I came to fear you're getting on uncle Howard's with diamonds I'm not with hiring you [ __ ] is that any way to talk to a girl from the minute you [ __ ] it up just like everything else that this is a private party that's a [ __ ] off out of it come on baby I'll only disappoint you [Music] you think your father forgive you could kill his own brother was just a mommy's boy don't worry about him the glass of champagne [Music] [Applause] [Music] what now you were tired you [ __ ] Aladin this pain is control we've given him fluids and a lot of blood the left leg is the most badly damaged the muscle may nervous suffered a great deal of damage the right leg has also been hit I'm very sorry excellency where you live we'll do our very best excellency fine dude a yes [Music] whether my husband was right or wrong I knew he had to apologize to my father [Music] time [Music] with the madness of Baghdad behind us I thought all I needed was a few days to convince Hussein to see sense I knew my sister and his brother was scared too but surely together we could make him put this right [Music] [Music] [Music] our intention to save change towards democracy to allow each citizen to enjoy freedom my brother and I are part of the presidential family we aim to serve our country and the Iraqis are aware of this status on TV leaving Iraq was not a spontaneous decision it took some time and much thought and must not be accompanied by radical action we hope to change the regime who's wrong approach is leading to the collapse of Iraq it seems we just defected I was formerly the Minister for military industry and also in charge of five other ministries when was this the nation due to the attitude of the current regime we could have stayed in Iraq but outside of government but instead we have chosen to flee Iraq with the intention when the king of Jordan granted us asylum I was hoping for a period of calm but instead I found myself in the eye of an international storm with one speech Hussein had made himself an enemy of the state and my father faced his worst political crisis since Kuwait it was clear that those powers that had tried to oust my father would take full advantage of the situation no flies make was designed to do one thing one thing only to increase our capacity to monitor and to limit his ability to threaten his neighbors in light of his increased aggressiveness that's ridiculous why can't I speak with Baghdad on whose instructions exactly let me speak to the head of palace security did you do this they won't put me through to Baghdad would you take my guest next door I won't be a moment what the hell is going on you told me we were lying no no you make announcement to the world in tour what did you go to overthrow my father are you insane I couldn't tell you you never have come no you're right I wouldn't have how could you do this to him you owe my father everything Saddam can't see what's going on anymore he is dragging our country back to the Stone Age surrounding himself with incompetence and Psychopaths your brother or keep clawing more and more power and when he takes over what future does Iraq instead you expect to go rolling back to Baghdad triumphant the new glorious leader the Republican Guard are my men they'll be behind media arrogance with Iraq needs me I am the only one who can unite the tribes he'd be herding goats if it wasn't for my father you ran away from him like a coward and now you're stabbing him in the back well I want nothing from you forget you my loyalty is to me your husband for now you will stay here and you will get manicures and watch videos and give me no trouble understand I make the decisions excellency the UN team are ready for your debriefing I'll be there as soon as I finished my interview it is requested that you go by the back corridor so so far the meet here at the front of the palace as you wish I need to get some things from the shops we're very happy to bring you anything you need just write it down His Majesty wants you to feel at home my father will think I betrayed him to don't try and make any more calls I was caught between two fires the fire of my husband and the fire of my father and which is the greater duty the loyalty of a wife or the loyalty of a daughter used to go to the king demands and back we need someone with authority I'm all you've got left I can do it no then it's time to get Elias on our Majeed out of retirement go go you say any word on who day still missing I'm working on Google boy I need you here I understand I'm told my father refused to discuss anything but I returned even while the campaign to oust him was building momentum so while you destroyed existing chemical biological and long-range weapons you retained designs and engineering details so they can be built at a future date yes we hid the blueprints computer disks micro fishes or materials that would help us we start the weapons program as soon as we could so all those months years of visits to Iraq all this inspections all those meetings you were lying to the UN no I was not lying to you Saddam was I was simply following his instructions and now what a new order with your dad yes I doubt the quality of the information that he has passed on does it suggest you that maybe he was allowed to leave so that he could somehow provide disinformation to the West I don't think anyone's thinking that this was some kind of grand plot by Saddam just wants it to to fool us in the West he's not in a very strong position to do that anyway because he's fairly weak with my husband gone the shortcomings of my father's remaining lieutenants became apparent the president asked for me personally yes Ali Hassan had fallen out of favor with my father and had been retired on grounds of ill health he was a difficult individual with a black history the West knew him as chemical Ali his Majesty regrets that he cannot return the brothers Hussein and Saddam Kamel when I heard he'd been sent to get us I admit I was scared what about the president's daughters the king wants to assure president Saddam that he will keep the girls as safe as if there were his own daughters negotiations didn't go well my brother had insisted on accompanying him but I would need to ask the King inside apart don't we buy them as ruthless and neither of them possess my husband's diplomatic skills the Jordanians refused to hand us over rumors circulated that my father had not slept or eaten for days all government business had ground to a halt dad won't tell me what's going on I ask you all the time I ask you why we can go listen to me listen to me we're not going home what's going to happen to us I don't know Deb will never get over this the willful chaos is till tonight to have presented the Iraqi leadership with a stark choice abide by UN resolutions sanctions [Music] my father had faced many difficult situations in the past the war with Iran whose army outnumbered our own four to one the battle to reclaim Kuwait and the sheer insurgencies that followed termination of the United States in dealing with the problem Iraq should not be underestimated once again he found himself facing impossible odds hunted alone armed only with his wits the UN inspectors are demanding to be allowed back in to carry on their search if we refuse there's no telling how the international community will respond what you want me to do let them in you sure even when they won't reveal exactly how much Hussein camels taught them let them in cameras have still got away with betraying us all yet my father told us that it's only when a man faces such impossible odds that he discovers what he's really made of it's impossible that you could be so stupid as to buy this can't you see what they've done you've got to understand how it looks general Kemal Saddam's men led us to a farm your farm they showed us crates of documents we've been looking for for years and now they're saying none of it was officially sanctioned was all your doing without the permission of the president of course they'd say that you know how they work this was an exhibition for the US benefit they wanted this stuff there give me one good reason whether you and should believe you you would believe Saddam over me it's your word against theirs and you've both shown you can't be trusted now I need to know if you have anything else anything else do you have anything I can take back to the UN in New York Saddam did once talk about plan to invade Saudi Arabia today President Saddam Hussein's government staged a comeback after the damage done by the defection of key members of the regime last week then my father like general Hussein Kamel on the gles Libyan army behind in Iraq's weapons of mass destruction program and it was thought likely that after his defection he would cooperate with UN inspectors and reveal all he knew but now the Iraqi government alleges that general Hussein Kamel had been acting without authorization a spokesman announced today that general Kamal had embezzled ministry funds to build up a private weapons program concealed from both UN inspectors and his own President Saddam Hussein he said it has come as a total shock to the iraqi president who has not been seen in public since the defection of his two daughters and their husbands the president for the first to discover he has student because you're not just clever as a person it is alleged that he used his position what the Americans have never understood and what my husband should have remembered is that when my father appears at his weakest that is when you should fear him in a most [Music] four months after my husband was abandoned by the Americans he became hugely frustrated that he could no longer help the homeland he so left he was supposed to be here four hours ago well you do the drink I don't drink maybe you should sit the world needs to know what is going on in your art the corruption mass killings anyone who opposes the government of the family is kidnapped tortured where were you when all this torture and corruption was going on right listen I have no choice are you going to write this story or not depends what is he got I am forming a new oppositional group to be called the higher Council for the salvation of Iraq we renounce foreign aid and after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein we promise elections but not federalism - whoever has got no interest in this there was a brief moment when we thought you had some credibility you know I'm finished do you don't understand to the Sunnis you're a traitor to the Kurds you're a mass murderer and to the shears you're a heretic the man who destroyed their holiest shrine and bragged about it it's not Saddam that's finished it's you [ __ ] how dare you talk to me like that your time to behave like that my side I'm on your side I'm your wife I love you don't move I'm still here why I have failed you go to bed he needed me whatever the circumstances I would stand by my husband it's the same within a tribe if one of them makes a mistake it becomes the responsibility of all of them the doctor says your operation went well the fourth one yes he thinks I'll need further surgery and did you punish sue Davis it was an accident he sprayed the whole room with bullets are you saying it was a murder attempt well what would you call it what call it an accident he tried to kill me Tony accident there was anything else and it wouldn't be very bad perhaps you're right stupid excellent father is very dear to me there are these troubled times we must all stick together to think about piece of [ __ ] [ __ ] enjoy don't follow me [ __ ] off my war it's good that you've come to see him at last what are you doing what ones very upset he feels you owe him reparation methylation give him the gun and let him shoot you in the leg will you shot him but do it and I die no no J please your uncle a knife or a knife no no no no there was an accident terrible accident good now come with me where we go we'll see [Music] Yaba please [Music] [Music] [Music] my father loved his children we heard that he was put in his house in order that you day had finally been spoken to eventually he reached out to us to [Music] sent word that he forgave us when did this come this morning I told you I knew dad wouldn't desert us now we can go back has the stain seen this yes he thinks we should go something's not right why would dad just let us go back like this you know how much he values family he will never forgive her same for this your husband knew what the plan was when we left Iraq there's part of this to sit down we'll never leave Jordan the same won't go back without him I need your help with this Rona we are choking here every day the children asked us when we will see grandpa again the journalist is pressing charges Hussein could go to prison I give you my word that you have my complete forgiveness in me or not be persecuted when you return I don't know can you be certain yeah [Music] how are you finding your new accommodation is it your liking it is completely inadequate the rooms are far too small unfortunately your previous apartment is you for essential maintenance mister temporary measure I want to see the King now very sorry His Majesty can't see the king feels it would be inappropriate to see you before your forthcoming trial this is an outrage that man insulted me yes that's as may be but here in Jordan we have a rule of law and the law must run its course excuse me sir the minister will see you straightaway excuse me I'll arrange a car for you we have to go I have known my father better than anyone he won't break his word to me yes I know your father too and it would be suicide told you he wants us back he would never harm his own flesh and blood oh come on she's right there's nothing for us here [Music] yeah I think perhaps he does need me needs me of course he needs me [Music] my husband's defection had almost brought down the government I knew he and his brother would be stripped of all position and after again my father's trust [Music] but at least we'd all be together again [Music] you do we're going back to a man who can use the other car you go to Baghdad if you want better to die in Iraq than be in jail we have brothers my fate is yours I'm gonna see our papers no kidding carry on welcome back my husband had not just betrayed my father he had also disgraced the driver would have to answer to them [Music] but my father loved Hussein like a son he would protect him [Music] [Music] welcome home what are you doing here president gave us his word then you got nothing to worry about have you disarmed it women and children are coming with us you and your brother are staying here [Applause] [Applause] [Music] consider yourselves under house arrest you make sure they don't leave the room they got my husband welcome back handsome me look exhausted come sit down I don't want to sit down I want you to answer me what good day and Ali has I'm doing waiting for us at the house Ali Hasan is the head of the Camaro's tribe do you gave your word in writing you said they wouldn't be harmed the tribe must decide his fate you can't let those butchers kill my husband this is tribal justice the president is above such things you can still save him tell them one word from you and they'll stop you're going to let them murder him they've only here come to me all those months ago no please he had a joy he had no choice can't you see this is why we ran it was you who stopped it this madness everything I have done I have done for my family no you pitied your family against each other and you're surprised when they start tearing each other apart yeah but please what's this your divorce papers you have those little ones grow up the children of a traitor I won't sign them you choose that man over me you'll do your duty and sign these papers you do it for me you do for your country and you'll do it for your children good go I see now who you really are I'm your father we're carved from the same stone I'm nothing like you is it really possible that my father who loved his daughter so would turn them both into widows in one day what kind of love would that be according to what I have heard none of the tribal elders agreed with what Ali Hassan did you have company the date was February the 23rd 1996 you spare my family they are innocent do what you want with me me none of you [Applause] the extent of the brutality of the regime of Saddam Hussein seems to know no bounds I think that the brutality of this and the whole way that they were welcomed and pardoned and murdered shows I think a great deal about the way cedam Hussein believes that he deals with people Ali Hassan al-majid announced today that the al Majid tribe had rid itself of the traitors Hussein and Saddam Kamel it is wrong for a person who has given his life and his youth in the service of his country in so many many ways to be described as a traitor the tribe has restored its honor that is all I will say it is wrong the president Saddam Hussein and will never forgive those who betray [Music] there are many lies told about that time after our husbands died that we were hidden away that no one wanted to see us because we were daughters who had disgraced their father of course this is untrue there were many who wanted to see us but not out of sympathy some wanted to gloat for others it was simple curiosity how could these girls carry on with their lives after what had happened to them we didn't want to see anyone it was our decision I am ready well go wash your face good mom is granddad coming No go wash your face and tell the others to get ready - ready I knew my father was waiting for me to reach out to him I wasn't ready to do so [Music] you must never ever try and do something like that again I don't know what I have left live for your children that's what if only we'd stayed in Iraq none of this would have happened right now not this again the most important thing now is the children we must protect them [Music] protecting how can we protect them from our family [Music] with my husband gone my father turned to those he felt he could trust the most my brothers crus they rose up the ranks of the special security office who day was made Minister for youth so boys is dear for Ally that's refusing to have anything to do with it husband was taken from her such things are not usually forgiven it's an important day for little lolly the tribe must be allowed to make reparations for his father's death she won't want me there don't worry album I'll see to the arrangements my father always said that his regime was not a monarchy but we all understood that O'Day was his heir apparent and my son the next in line on a throne and wear the robes of the tribe you're the head of the family now come on us you must eat something I really don't want to mess with my fingers lucious thank you he's my son no longer mentioned his father only had to learn what it meant to be bawling - erupts first family my father used to say to us you are Iraqis whatever happens to the country should happen to you too since you have benefited from being in power so must you enjoy both sides of the situation [Music] if the Iraqi people are suffering why should you not suffer [Applause] [Music] [Music] makes me cute [Music] so you want to assess yeah right [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] I'm so sorry excellency can you save him although his left leg has been very badly damaged the main area of concern is the pelvis can you save him I hope so but it will require a highly skilled surgeon and there's someone in Paris it's the will of God my brother never fully recovered from his injuries neither did my father the last time I saw my father was five days before the American invasion with him I won't that's why I noticed that he was watching me he was filling his eyes with his daughter thank you today Ali you take care of your mother I'll try to what you have always been the wisest of my children [Music] goodbye Yabba we would never see each other again today is a great day [Music] that's the first bombs fell I fled Baghdad with my sister Rana and our children we barely escaped with our lives [Music] people said that I celebrated the night my brothers were killed nothing could be further from the truth I comforted my children through their nightmares for eight months we had no word of our Father but then on December the 13th 2003 we finally heard ladies and gentlemen we got him this is a great day in Iran's history for decades hundreds of thousands of you suffered at the hands of this cruel man for decades Saddam Hussein divided you citizens against each other for decades he threatened and attacked her neighbors those days are over forever they talked about him as though he were a monster but all I saw was my father looking old and alone [Music] [Music] good morning for you I'm your lawyer I don't have a lawyer you do now your excellency as appointed by your daughter regard she'll be coordinating your defense [Music] the Americans haven't given us much time first I need to cover any complaints you have about food and accommodation then on to reparations for the trial I'm afraid they have not been forthcoming many people are surprised that I stood up for my father that I chose to defend him now they call me little Saddam but I am my father's daughter and that's all the world will ever let me be and now that he is gone I can only concern myself with the knowledge that as he went to his death he knew that I forgave him [Music] [Music] [Music] you

Channel: Nathan Frimp

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Id: D1_A4imH8dU

Length: 95min 20sec (5720 seconds)

Published: Sat Jan 04 2020

Reddit Comments

[u/Tuistedcookie]

My god I'm crying.... This documentary is brilliant. It brought the people to light and illustrated humanity in a powerfully poignant way.

[u/katskratched]

This isn't a documentary.

[u/ABONESR]

fuck saddam his crimes earned him a forver spot in hell. probably the worst corrupt evil murderous dictator of our lifetime