[DOC] [TLE] Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr - Wikipedia [PAR] Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr was the fourth President of Iraq, serving in this capacity 
from 17 July 1968 until 16 ... In the newly established government, al-Bakr was 
involved in improving IraqiSoviet relations. In 1959 ... He entered the Iraqi 
Military Academy in 1938 after spending six years as a primary-school teacher. 
During his... [DOC] [TLE] Saddam Hussein facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] As vice president of Iraq, he took private lessons in law, but he never completed 
his .... Before the coup, Hussein had been deputy secretary-general of the Iraqi 
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father, shortly after he was made an officer in the Texas Air National Guard in 
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ceremony, Adkins' thoughts quickly turned to the other ... President Barack 
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asked him if he thought he'd return to Mosul at some point, he shook .... in 
essence, the general of an army of followers and a tremendously effective... [DOC] [TLE] Transcript | The Survival Of Saddam | FRONTLINE | PBS [PAR] Jan 25, 2000 ... In the past year alone, they have flown more sorties over Iraq than NATO flew ... 
But Saddam has always been misunderstood and underestimated by the outside 
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Saddam Hussein models himself after Stalin more than any other man... [DOC] [TLE] John Paul II - PBS [PAR] He has been the skiing pope, the poet pope, the best-selling CD pope, the 
designer ... It was Poland's first major military victory in over two centuries. ... 
Though he never rose very far, "the Lieutenant" (as he was always called) was .... 
After all, Karol Wojtyla "regarded himself as the martyred saint's successor as 
Bishop of... [DOC] [TLE] Saigon execution: Murder of a Vietcong by Saigon Police Chief, 1968 [PAR] May 13, 2014 ... 1, 1968. After Nguyen Ngoc Loan raised his sidearm and shot ... Nguyen Van 
Lem in the head he walked over to the reporters and told them that, ... savagery 
and made the official pulling the trigger  General Nguyen ... He never blamed 
me. ... in a military jurisdiction, which may include summary execution. [DOC] [TLE] Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell Survived the Taliban, But His Struggle ... [PAR] Oct 30, 2013 ... So it was almost inevitable that the military would turn to them for a high value ... (
More than once the Taliban had managed to blast through the door of the ... He 
was full of sadness and anger and confusion over everything that ... book Service
, which chronicles his tour in Iraq after Operation Red Wings,... [DOC] [TLE] The Way of the Soldier: Remembering General Creighton Abrams ... [PAR] May 30, 2013 ... Creighton Abrams was something quite rare in the military ... level, Ignatius said, 
General Abe never intruded himself between me and the immediate unit 
commander.

Question: After taking over the government of Iraq in 1968, he made himself a general, though he'd never been in the army
Answer: Saddam Hussein