The Insider
Subtitle: Trapped in Saddam's Brutal Regime
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Published: September 1, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 327
ISBN-13: 9780349119359
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: postwar, from c 1945 -; Biography: general; Contemporary Politics - Middle East; Iraq - History; History; Politics / Current Events; History: World; International Relations - General; Middle East - General; Political Science / Political Freedom & Security / General; Government - General; Presidents & Heads of State; Artists; Biography; Heads of state; Iraq; Physicians
Description: From his vantage point as a reluctant 'Saddam favourite,' Ala Bashir observed and tracked political events in Baghdad. he also witnessed and recorded in detail the hidden life of Saddam's regime and family, the fear and the killings, the partying and extravagant lifestyles, the intrigues and power struggles. His story is a shocking revelation of a regime's total disregard for human life and dignity.