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evening from Baghdad one of the world's oldest cities has become one of the world's newest power centers.

As soon as major hostilities broke out between the two oil producers Iraq and Iran, we came here to Baghdad to watch OPEC

at war.

To look in particular at a regime seeking supremacy in the Gulf and at its remarkable president, Saddam Hussein, one of the least

known but most effective rulers in the Middle East. As the conflict between his

country and Iran got underway earlier this year it was Saddam Hussein who

declared whoever climbs over our fence we shall climb over his roof.

Hello thank you. over his roof. Hello, and welcome to another episode of Lions led by Donkeys.

Joining me today in the studio for like only the second person we've ever had in here is Tom.

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