Saddam Hussein Part 3: Oil and the Ayatollah

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.8 • 8.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Saddam nationalises the Iraq Petroleum Company and clashes with the new leader of Iran. A man called ‘Chemical Ali’ commits one of the most heinous atrocities of modern times. Meanwhile, sculptures of the Iraqi dictator are commissioned across the land. With his personality cult firmly established, Saddam is ready for war… A Noiser production, written by Duncan Barrett. For more on Saddam and his cook, listen to our bonus episode on Dictators’ Chefs. Get every episode of Real Dictators a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It's April 9th, 1980.
0:05.0	We're somewhere in Baghdad in a dungeon of the Mukabharat, the Iraqi Secret Service.
0:12.0	Mohammed Bakiyya the Iraqi secret service.
0:18.0	Mohammed Bakir al-Sada has been held here for the past three days, along with his sister Amina.
0:21.0	They're both outspoken opponents of Saddam Hussein.
0:25.0	The Assad siblings have been arrested before for preaching against the regime.
0:30.0	Several times in fact.
0:32.0	They've always been released eventually.
0:35.0	Recently however things have changed.
0:39.0	Their political party, Dawa, has just been banned after its militant wing tried to assassinate
0:45.8	the deputy prime minister.
0:48.8	Driven out of Iraq, Dawah is now headquartered in Tehran, under the watchful eye of Iran's new leader,
0:54.8	Ayatollah Uhola Kimaini.
0:57.8	Unfortunately for the al-Sadas, that puts them at the very top of Saddam Hussein's wanted list.
1:06.0	This time around, there is no way out.
1:10.0	The best they can hope for is a speedy death.
1:16.0	But the Mughaberat are in no mood to oblige.
1:21.8	Over three horrific days, brother and sister are subjected to the most unspeakable torches.
1:26.0	Setting fire to his long bushy beard is the least of it.
1:30.0	When the moment of martyrdom finally comes, it's a relief.
1:32.0	In some versions of the story, it's Saddam himself who puts them out of their misery.
1:38.0	Whoever it is who pulls the trigger, it's a crime that Alsada's followers will not soon forget.
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