Saddam's Secrets [Hardcover]

Georges Hormuz Sada (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2006

General Sada paints a picture of Hussein, his regime-and his country-that is at once personal and truthful, compelling and sobering.

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Former Iraqi General Sada delivers a riveting inside account of Saddam Hussein's tyranny, including confirmation of the existence and hiding of weapons of mass destruction. Despite being a Christian and refusing to join the Baath Party, Sada was promoted to Saddam's inner circle for his honest advice. Sada criticizes most countries and the United Nations (whose workers he accuses of accepting bribes) for their complicity in propagating Saddam's regime. But he strongly praises Operation Iraqi Freedom, pointing out that no other country would take the first step. The book has an unexpectedly religious angle, being slightly Christian-centric and paranoid over Muslim population growth in the West. Regardless, Sada blames Saddam for destroying Iraq, but remains hopeful the nation will have a chance to become a modern society, fulfilling its great historical legacy.
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Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591454042
• ISBN-13: 978-1591454045
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,547 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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243 of 266 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Explosive revelations - a riveting read!, January 25, 2006

By 

Dr. Emil "Tom" Shuffhausen (Central Gulf Coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Saddam's Secrets (Hardcover)

Without exaggeration, I must say that this may be the most important book of the year. Why would I make such a strong claim? Read on....

Author Georges Sada was that rare honest Iraqi government insider during Saddam Hussein's reign who was tolerated despite his candor ... in fact, he even gained Saddam's trust, even though he frequently bucked the will of the iron-fisted dictator. In General Sada's unique position, he was able to observe some of the worst of Saddam's behavior and trickery and confirms in this book not only the existence of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), but also the extraordinary lengths that Saddam went to hide these weapons. He blows the cover off of the United Nations officials and their craven and corrupt complicity in Hussein's schemes to hide his own murderous intents while lining their own pockets.

As one reads, one has the sense that General Sada is a loyal Iraqi who loves his nation and his countrymen, who writes out of a sense of grief, anger, and alarm over what Saddam perpetrated. Sada's book is a timely warning against complacency towards the terrorist insurgents who would do all they could to neuter America, enslave the Middle East, and cannibalize Iraq. For all of those who have naively and ignorantly bleated about the "lack of WMDs" or America's "phony" reasons for going to war, this book is a real shocker ... a much-needed wake-up call ... a painful, but potentially life-saving eye-opener.

I hope that Joel Stein, the LA TIMES columnist who confesses to "not supporting our troops" will read a copy of this book immediately. Again, I cannot adequately convey the sense of urgency I feel about the importance of this book. Read it for yourself and see what I am talking about.

One interesting note: as a Christian, General Sada was in a tiny minority among Saddam's inner circle, surrounded by Iraqi leaders who cynically and callously used Islam as a mask for their own twisted and sadistic ends. Writing as a man of faith, Sada has the unique ability to draw hope and redemption out of difficult and tragic circumstances. Far from being depressing, this book is ultimately uplifiting and hopeful.

As others have noted, there is growing evidence from many sources to verify General Sada's claims. Of particular note are tapes of more than 3,000 hours of Saddam Hussein meeting with his war cabinet and millions of pages of documents that contain vital information about Saddam's WMD program and plans for transporting the WMDs out of the country in order to dupe the weapons inspectors....

American and world citizens must demand that these tapes and documents be immediately released, translated, and analyzed in their entirety. So many politicians and media "experts" have staked their careers on a lie: "No WMDs existed." It's time for the truth to come out and for the problem to be resolved. The world will not get a second chance.

Thanks, General Sada, for having the courage and integrity to write such an important, informative, and ultimately redemptive book.

50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars End of Days?, January 30, 2006

By 

D. Beckett "Old Marine, New Soldier" (North Jersey) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saddam's Secrets (Hardcover)

I was in the first Gulf War, as a Marine. I saw the evidence at that time Saddam had used Chemical Weps on the Iranians. Then , after we left Kuwait and came home, he used them on the Kurds. HE HAD THEM, HE USED THEM.
This book confirmed my fears. Only a fool would dismiss this out of hand as "politically motivated" I was 25 then, and knew it wasn't over. I just turned 41, and now am "new"" soldier in the Army. I'm going back soon. Maybe this time we'll prove our fears were not unfounded. You may not sleep terribly well after reading this one, but I recommend it, specifically to scoffers and ostriches.

120 of 137 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ!!!!!!!, January 27, 2006

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Richard D. Cappetto "RickDC" (Moodus, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Saddam's Secrets (Hardcover)

General Sada was Saddam Hussein's top military advisor, a devout Christian in an anti Christian country, and a great man. General Georges Sada shares his life story with us and it is riveting. Sada tells us of the military secrets he was asked to keep. Secrets that only those closest to Saddam would know. He shows us just how close we were to World War 3; when he talked Saddam out of hitting Israel with a massive Chemical weapon air strike. The general know it would lead to an Nuclear counter attack by Israel. He also talks about those Weapons of Mass Destruction and he tells us, YES they existed, and that they were taking out of Iraq to Syria in two airplane shipments (he details the plans used etc.,) and also in one land shipment (in semi trucks). General Sada shows us how Syria went from being an enemy of Iraq to a an friend, he shows us the why's and how's. The book is also a spiritual journey for the general and, a warning to the west. It is a great read and I think a must read. I highly recommend it.