World History

"Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime"

Joseph Sassoon

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Joseph Sassoon presents a history of Saddam Hussein's regime using internal documents and recordings captured by coalition forces after the 2003 invasion.  Hosted by Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arab Studies.     

About the Authors

Joseph Sassoon

Joseph Sassoon is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University's Center for Contemporary Arabic Studies and a visiting fellow at All Souls College, Oxford University.  He is the author of "The Iraqi Refugees: The New Crisis in the Middle East."


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"Saddam Hussein's Ba'th Party: Inside an Authoritarian Regime"

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Past Airings

  • Sunday, February 26th at 3:30am (ET)
  • Saturday, February 25th at 8am (ET)
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