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On June 8, 2023, it was announced that new music was set to be released following or preceding the premiere of each episode in an EP format, abandoning the soundtrack format altogether. The Idol is an American drama television series created by Sam Levinson, Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim. The series focuses on female pop idol Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) and her complex relationship with Tedros (Tesfaye), a sleazy nightclub owner, self-help guru, and cult leader. Appearing in supporting roles are Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Jane Adams, Jennie Ruby Jane, Rachel Sennott, Hari Nef, Moses Sumney, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Eli Roth, Ramsey, and Hank Azaria.
Iraqi TikTok star Om Fahad shot dead outside Baghdad home
His patience finally ends when Uday hijacks a shipment of medical supplies intended for Hussein Kamel's brother, Saddam Kamel. The brothers discuss Hussein Kamel's plan to cooperate with Ekeus and the CIA, hoping that he will be installed as Iraq's new president after Saddam is overthrown. House of Saddam is a 2008 British docudrama television miniseries that charted the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein.
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After Saddam survives an assassination attempt in the Dawa stronghold of Dujail, Barzan fears for his own life and razes the city in retribution. Saddam exiles Barzan to Switzerland and marries Raghad to Hussein Kamel al-Majid, forming an alliance with the al-Majid clan. Hussein Kamel takes over Barzan's post and becomes the new leader of the Special Republican Guard, a security force charged with protecting Saddam and his rule.
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This four-hour HBO miniseries reveals the private world of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein as he rose to power, executing anyone in his way. Despite years of war and sectarian conflict since the 2003 US invasion to overthrow Saddam Hussein, Iraq has returned to a semblance of normality. But civil liberties – for women, sexual minorities and other groups – remain constrained in the conservative society. They saw Saddam as their hope and their salvation, fighting the United States defiantly and courageously to force a just settlement of their cause. This caught the imagination of the masses throughout the Arab world, and their shouts of approval fed his swollen ego.
Iraqi and U.S. officials said the government would probably extend Friday’s curfew indefinitely. Khalil warned that Hussein’s death would have violent consequences for Iraq. He said the execution made his family “very happy” but would not quell suffering. “You can imagine a mother who has lost seven children cannot avoid shedding tears even in the midst of this happy moment,” he said. The gallows was set up by midnight Baghdad time, Rayis said, and Hussein was led to the scaffold dressed in normal clothes.
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HBO miniseries House of Saddam attracted approximately 1.1 Million viewers on its debut.
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TV Review: House of Saddam.
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Saddam is informed that there is a monetary reward for his family's betrayal, but he insists that they will not be caught. However, the owner of Uday and Qusay's safehouse betrays them to the Americans, and a large number of 101st Airborne Division troops surround the building with tanks and APCs. After refusing to give themselves up, and exchanging fire with the troops, the Americans fire a rocket at their position and all three are killed. Saddam attempts to maintain good relations with the United States as he declares war on Iran while trying to maintain his relationship with his sons Uday (Aris Sahin) and Qusay (played by Raed Khelfi). Meanwhile, he begins an affair with married school teacher Samira Shahbandar.
What began as an act of naked aggression toward Kuwait has been transformed into the culminant act of the drama of his life. Although he had previously shown little concern for the Palestinian people, the shrewdly manipulative Saddam wrapped himself and his rape of Kuwait in the Palestinian flag. The violence and aggression that have marked Saddam Hussein’s career have led him to be characterized--mostly in the West--as a madman.
Maliki legal advisor Mariam Rayis said Hussein’s death warrant was signed by Vice Presidents Tariq Hashimi, a Sunni Arab, and Adel Abdul Mehdi, a Shiite. President Jalal Talabani, a Kurdish death penalty opponent, was out of Baghdad on Friday and delegated his capital authority to Mehdi, Rayis said. With Iraq mired in violence, the former dictator’s demise no longer appeared to signal the beginning of new order. Hussein’s execution seemed to be much less than the historic turning point many people in Iraq and the United States once thought it would be. The intimate world of Saddam Hussein and his closest inner circle is in this gripping four-part drama that charts the rise and fall of one of the most significant political figures in recent history. Deputy President Saddam Hussein and his allies take control of Iraq after intimidating the President into resigning.
He continues trying to rally the Iraqi people against U.S. forces, saying that his fallen sons are heroes of jihad. Saddam's bodyguards build a tunnel where the former dictator can hide, but one of them is captured by U.S. troops when he visits his girlfriend. Saddam decides to move elsewhere, but Ahmed warns him of U.S. patrols. He offers to hide Saddam, but the former president refuses to involve him. Once they return to Baghdad, Hussein and Saddam Kamel are humiliated by Uday and Qusay, who force them to divorce their wives and strip them of their Iraqi uniforms and ranks.
U.S. officials expressed concern that news of the execution’s imminence, which began circulating Thursday, might have given insurgents time to plan attacks. U.S. military officials said they had beefed up security in Baghdad in advance of the execution and to ward off possible retaliatory violence. As U.S. forces seize control of Iraq, Saddam instructs most of his family to flee and prepares to hide himself. A gripping drama series that chronicles the rise and fall of Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq.
Defense lawyer Najib Nuaimi said U.S. military officials asked him Friday morning to send someone to pick up Hussein’s personal effects, such as clothing, books -- including a Koran -- and a manuscript Hussein had been writing. The hanging took place in an intelligence facility in northwest Baghdad. The charged silence that settled over the execution chamber was broken by an exchange between Hussein and four guards, who were apparently followers of Muqtada Sadr, the militant Shiite cleric whose father was killed by Hussein. Iraq is crippled by UN sanctions for refusing to comply with weapons inspections. During a holiday celebrating Iraq's "victory" over Iran, the Kamel brothers cross the border to Jordan with their wives, Raghad and Rana Hussein.
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Hussein’s lawyers sought a temporary restraining order Friday at an appellate court in Washington, D.C., to force the U.S. military to retain custody of Hussein. The execution “will not end the violence in Iraq,” he said, “but it is an important milestone” in Iraq’s effort to become a self-sustaining democracy and U.S. ally in fighting terrorism. “Fair trials were unimaginable under Saddam Hussein’s tyrannical rule. U.S. military officials handed Hussein over to Iraqi officials around 8 p.m. The government also sorted through execution procedural requirements Friday, including the timing of the execution and the assembly of the gallows. House of Saddam is anchored by a commanding peformance from Igal Naor's, but the miniseries offers shallow insight into the fallen tyrant and the history he helped shape.
In fact, there is no evidence that Saddam is suffering from a psychotic disorder. He is a shrewd and ruthless political calculator, by no means irrational, but dangerous to the extreme, a man consumed with messianic dreams who will go to any lengths to achieve them. Hussein’s execution coincided with the end of the hajj, the seasonal Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. Most Sunnis began Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice, after morning prayers today; most Shiites will begin Sunday morning.
Jocelyn (Lily-Rose Depp) is a pop idol who resolves to reclaim her title as the sexiest pop star in the United States after her last tour was canceled following a nervous breakdown. She begins a complex relationship with Tedros (Abel Tesfaye), a self-help guru and the head of a contemporary cult. The show generally received negative reviews from critics, criticized for being "boring" and poorly executed. Its portrayal of the industry was sleazy, with reviewers disapproving of its script, direction, and performances. Tesfaye's performance was particularly panned as turgid and lacking charisma.
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