Saddam
Housain, Ex-dictator of Iraq
Officer Saddam Hussein seized power in 1979 leading the Baath Arab Party
of Iraq.
Asad Family,
Dictators of Syria
Officer Hafez Assad seized power in 1970 leading the Baath Arab Party
of Syria.
The Baath party gradually took over political and economical life in Iraq and became the only legal party in the country. Iraq is a republic by constitution, but theSocialist totalitarian regime was governing the nation.
The Baath party gradually took over political and economical life in Syria and became the only legal party in the country. Syria is a republic by constitution, but the Socialist totalitarian regime is governing the nation.
Baath Rule of Iraq:
The opposition figures were persecuted, arrested, executed and even assassinated
abroad. Iraq became a police-state ruled by fear and brutality.
The dictator of Iraq was running fake elections were he was ‘re-elected’
as president with 99.99% of the votes for consecutive terms until he was
overthrown in April 2003.
The opposition figures were persecuted, arrested, executed and even assassinated abroad. Syria became a police-state ruled by fear and brutality.
The dictator of Syria was running fake elections were he was ‘re-elected’ as president with 99.99% of the votes for consecutive terms until he died in 2000. His son Bashar inherited his father’s position and policy in 2000 and started his own 99%-vote elections.
In addition to regular persecution, mass military operations were carried against Iraqis who oppose regime. In 1987 the baath regime killed thousands of Kurds in Northern Iraq using chemical weapons. In 1992 the regime massacred thousands of opposition Shaiis in Southern Iraq and thousands of Kurds in Northern Iraq destroying whole cities and villages.
In addition to regular persecution, mass military operations were carried against Syrians who oppose the regime. In 1980 the baath regime killed thousands of Syrians in Tadmor prisons and in the city of Hama. In 1982, the regime massacred more than thirty thousands of Syrians by completely destroying the city of Hama in full aerial and land attacks.
Occupying
its small neighboring country of Kuwait:
On August 2, 1990, the Iraqi regime occupied its small neighboring country
of Kuwait and appointed a puppet pro-Iraqi government there.
Hundreds of Kuwaitis civilians were killed or captured and spent their
lives in Iraqi prisons until they died. The US and the International community
lead a military coalition that liberated Kuwait on February 25, 1991.
Iraq is, roughly, 20 times larger than Kuwait
600 Kuwaitis believed to be killed in Iraqi prisons
On October 13, 1990, the Syrian regime completely occupied its small neighboring country of Lebanon and appointed a puppet pro-Syrian government there.
Thousands of Lebanese civilians were killed or captured and spent their lives in Syrian prisons until they died. The US and the International community were busy with the Iraqi situation, which left Syria occupying Lebanon until this moment.
Syria is, roughly, 20 times larger than Lebanon
18,000 Lebanese believed to be killed in Syrian prisons
Uncertain relations to some terrorist groups, encouraged terrorist activities against the United States and West-European countries since 1990.
Founded and sponsored several terrorist groups in self-occupied Lebanon and in Syria. Syrian sponsored groups carried several suicide attacks against Americans, West-Europeans and Lebanese since 1980’s killing hundreds. The Syrian regime has founded and sponsored terrorists that mastered hostage-taking and hijacking against American and West-European nationals and civil airplanes. Eleven terrorist groups listed in the US State Department use the Syrian capital as a headquarter.
.Using WMD against Iraqi people
.Massacring civilian Iraqis and civilian Kuwaitis in Iraq and occupied Kuwait
.Detaining, torturing and killing thousands of prisoners in Iraq and Kuwait
.Using WMD against Syrian and Lebanese prisoners
.Massacring civilian Syrians and civilian Lebanese in Syria and occupied Lebanon
.Detaining, torturing and killing thousands of prisoners in Syria and Lebanon
Using the same fascist means in an extreme competition to rule over the Arab countries while claming the highest level of hater to the US and the West.
Relations with the
Iraqi Baath Party:
Using the same fascist means in an extreme competition to rule over the
Arab countries while claming the highest level of hater to the US and
the West.
Starting mid 90’s, the Syrian regime started smuggling Iraqi oil
in violation of the United Nations' resolutions. This enabled Saddam Husein’s
regime to survive longer and helped selling its oil for weapons that were
used later against the US and the allied troops. During the war of liberating
Iraq, the Syrian totalitarian regime feared being the next tyranny to
fall and supported Saddam’s troops by sending arms and paying mercenaries
to fight against the US and the allied troops. The Syrian Foreign Minister
announced that it is “Syrian national interest for the Allied troops
to be defeated”
Mohammed Saeed al-Sahhaf, the information minister of Saddam’s regime gave a descriptive example of the ways inwhich totalitarian regimes deceive the international community. His rhetoric speeches during the war claming false victory and claiming the support of Iraqis for Suddam were ridiculed by the actual events. Later, the world saw the real face of Saddam’s Regime ‘deceiving but nicely- phrased lies’.
The Syrian totalitarian regime keeps deceiving the world with rhetoric speeches about their kindness and proclaimed popularity. Nowadays, some governments in the free world still listen to the Sahhafs of Asad’s regime, such as Foreign Minister Farouk Sharaa and the director of the foreign media department Buthina Shabaan. The Syrians are awaiting the fall of their dictatorship to show the world how much it was deceived by some nicely-phrased lies.
After the collapse of Saddam’s regime, the Iraqi people celebrated the dictator’s overthrown by destroying his numerous statues that were placed in every corner, and were guarded by the secrete service security.
Awaiting the collapse of Asad’s regime, the Syrians dare not but pay respect to his numerous statues that are placed in every corner, and guarded by the secrete service security. The statues of the Syrian dictator in Syria outnumbers those of Saddam’s in Iraq.
