The Saddam tapes
Subtitle: the inner workings of a tyrant's regime, 1978-2001
By: Kevin M. Woods, David D. Palkki, Mark E. Stout
Contributors: Palkki, David D., 1974-; Stout, Mark, 1964-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9781107016859; 9781107693487
Subjects: Politics and government; Friends and associates; POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory; Political and social views; Sources; Authoritarianism; Archives; History
Description: "This study presents the annotated transcripts of Iraqi audio recordings of meetings between Saddam Hussein and his inner circle"--

"During the 2003 war that ended Saddam Hussein's regime, coalition forces captured thousands of hours of secret recordings of meetings, phone calls, and conferences. Originally prepared by the Institute for Defense Analyses for the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, this study presents annotated transcripts of Iraqi audio recordings of meetings between Saddam Hussein and his inner circle. The original study, and the larger body of captured recordings on which it rests, will provide researchers with important insights into the inner-workings of the regime and, it is hoped, the nature of authoritarian regimes more generally. The collection has implications for a range of historical questions. How did Saddam react to the pressures of his wars? How did he manage the Machiavellian world he created? How did he react to the signals and actions of the international community on matters of war and peace? Was there a difference between the public and the private Saddam on critical matters of state? A close examination of this material in the context of events and other available evidence will address these and other questions"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. The United States; 2. The 'Zionist entity'; 3. The Arab world; 4. Qadisiyyah Saddam (the Iran-Iraq War); 5. The mother of all battles; 6. Special munitions; 7. The embargo and the special commission; 8. Hussein Kamil.