the first World Trade Center attack and Saddam Hussein's war against America
Mylroie, Laurie
2001
Analyzes the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center which the author claims was intended to bring down the twin towers and argues that the Iraqi government was key in the planning and implementation of the attack and that the failure of the U.S. to thoroughly investigate the incident left the country vulnerable to future terrorist plots.
Examines the history of Iraq and Saddam Hussein's rule, arguing that the country's past has left it without national unity and identity, and imagines the repercussions of Hussein's fostering of ethnic and religious hatred amongst his people were he deposed.
An inside look at Iraq under the dictatorship of Saddam Hussein that reviews his rise to power, foreign relations, life in Iraq while he ruled, the Iraq War, and other related topics.
escape from tyranny : growing up in the shadow of Saddam
Salbi, Zainab
2005
Presents the author's first-hand account of her life as the daughter of Saddam Hussein's personal pilot, including information on her childhood, her arranged marriage in the United States, and her life after escaping the dictator's regime.
Examines Saddam Hussein's rise to power in Iraq and discusses the Iran-Iraq War, the Persian Gulf War, the United Nations' efforts to disarm Iraq, and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Examines the history of Iraq in the years between 1968 and 2003, discussing Saddam Hussein's rise to power, the ethnic conflicts within the country, and the invasion of Iraq by the U.S. in 2003.