Sadam Hussein's Pilot Mohammed Sulaiman | Mike Ritland Podcast Episode 128

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Mike Ritland

Politics, Personal Journals, News, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 26 February 2023

⏱️ 155 minutes

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What if you served a cruel and powerful dictator to provide for your family? Witnessed a top-secret meeting that could cost you your life? What if death notices showed up at your front door and assassins hunted you? Meet Mohammed Sulaiman: VIP Pilot of Saddam Hussein, father of four beautiful children, and keeper of secrets.Across his career, Mohammed's had a number of wild adventures, both on the ground and off. But nothing compares to the story author Lauren Ungeldi's helped him to tell in their new book 'Flying the Tyrant' - that of Saddam Hussien, the tyrant who personally paid him to fly to secret meetings, classified conferences, and untold dangers. ----------Chapters:00:00 - Intro03:30 - Brought Up in the Cockpit06:00 - Daily Routine07:30 - How Did We Get This Interview? 11:30 - Growing Up in Habbaniya14:30 - My Oldest Brother Was Killed 18:00 - Blocked from Global Politics22:30 - Cuisine and Combat26:30 - Flying before Driving32:30 - A Prayer Tower & An Umbrella34:30 - Joining the Air Force38:30 - Lost Lives44:30 - First Flight with Saddam48:30 - Saddam Hussein, In His Underwear52:00 - The Israeli Prime Minister Meeting1:03:30 - Out of Country, Overweight, with an Engine Fire01:20:30 - Nobody Knew Americans Were Coming01:23:30 - Everything Changed in 199101:29:30 - America Should've Finished The Job01:33:30 - Grounded01:40:00 - An Active-Duty Appliance Salesman01:45:30 - Sending the Family to America01:51:30 - Death Threats on My Door01:54:30 - Narrowly Escaping A Drive-By Shooting01:58:30 - Danger Close01:58:30 - Getting Out (with a Bad Wheel)02:06:30 - Evading Highwaymen02:10:30 - Safe in Michigan02:14:30 - A New Last Name02:17:30 - The Kids are Alright02:20:30 - Lauren's Perspective02:23:30 - A Quick Story of Saddam's Sons02:29:30 - To Hell----------Support Mohammed Sulaiman: Book - Flying the Tyrant: The Declassified Story of Flying Saddamn Hussein, Keeping Secrets, and Escaping Assasination: https://amzn.to/3IMkgSwInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/flyingthetyrant/Support Lauren Ungeldi: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laurenungeldi/----------Sponsors: Black BuffaloGo to blackbuffalo.com/discount/MIKEDROP and use promo code Mike Drop at checkout for 15% off your first order!----------MUD/WTRGo to mudwtr.com/mike to support the show and use code MIKEMUD for 15% off----------BUBS Naturals The BUBS namesake derives from Glen ‘BUB’ Doherty, who was heroically killed in Benghazi, Libya in 2012. In addition to remembering Glen for the patriot he is, the BUBS ethos centers around the passionate and adventure seeking life that Glen lived. BUBS Naturals products are rooted in sustainably sourced ingredients and controlled consistency to provide our customers with the highest quality Collagen Protein & MCT Oil Powder that help you feel amazing and live a fuller life.Our mission is simple. FEEL GREAT. DO GOOD. 10% always goes back to charity, helping military men and women transition back into civilian life. Go to bubsnaturals.com and use code MIKEDROP for 20% off your order. ----------Ketone-IQYou can find Ketone-IQ at hvmn.com. Visit hvmn.com and use promo code MIKEDROP at checkout to save 20%. Again, that’s hvmn.com and promo code MIKEDROP.----------Fueled by TeamDog | www.mikeritlandco.com | @Teamdog.petALL THINGS MIKE RITLAND:SHOP for Fueled By Team Dog Performance Dog Food, Treats, Apparel, Accessories, and Protection dogs - MikeRitlandCo.com -... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	They didn't touch them, they killed them.
0:02.3	Really?
0:02.8	Yeah.
0:03.3	Just straight killing them.
0:04.3	Even if you make a joke.
0:06.3	Wow.
0:06.8	If you put into make a joke and you mentioned Saddam name, that's done.
0:16.4	The data does not go close to hand, don't shake hands, nothing.
0:19.8	I want to fly smooth, I don't want to do anything wrong, walk in.
0:23.2	Good morning, good morning sir, how are you? Good, good.
0:25.3	Done.
0:25.8	His eyes, his eyes like sparkling.
0:28.4	Before he walk out, he came to the cockpit and he put his hand on my shoulders.
0:33.8	He said, guys, did you see something?
0:35.4	Without anything like, you know, or struggling at no's here.
0:40.0	That's good.
0:40.8	He ordered his security, get him here, cut his tongue.
0:45.7	Cut it off.
0:46.4	Yeah, so he took it with the plies, take it out, they cut 20 minutes, half old, not even that time.
0:51.7	Was by myself two cars, a minister of interior.
0:55.4	I hear tons of bullets to my house, just cross the street.
1:07.5	Welcome to Mike Drop, the podcast where relevancy is irrelevant,
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