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Saddam Hussein — Part 2
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Baghdad Operations Center
After the first Ba'ath revolution of 1963, Hussein
and Shaykhli returned to Iraq together. Upon return, Hussein
worked with farmers and Shaykhli worked investigations at the
Qasr Al-Nihayya (The Palace of the End). Later, Shaykhli was
appointed military attache to Lebanon.
de) Upon overthrow of the Ba'ath government by Aref in
late 1963, “Hussein and Shaykhli went "underground" together.
They remained "underground" until the July, 1968 revolution in
Iraq and the resumption of power by the Ba'ath Party.
Thereafter, Hussein and Shaykhli served in the Party leadership
together until 1971.
SH Hussein commented that Shaykhli had a very good
mind but did not concentrate and focus on the job at hand.
According to Hussein, Shaykhli liked to "live and entertain
himself." Hussein told Shaykhli how the Party perceived him.
Later, the majority of Party leadership voted to remove Shaykhli
from his position. He was later murdered in Baghdad in 1980.
time after the 1963 overthrow of the Ba'ath government, becoming
friends. As is commonly understood, the interviewer also noted
Shaykhli once saved Hussein's life. Hussein responded, "In what
sense?" The interviewer then relayed the details of an incident
during the "underground" years of the Ba'ath between 1963 and
1968. According to the Story, Hussein was at Shaykhli's
apartment late one night. Hussein decided to leave the
apartment and spend the night at a location where weapons for the
Party were stored. However, Shaykhli convinced Hussein to remain
at his place. Later, the same night, the weapons storage
location was raided by the police. Some believe Hussein might
have been killed, or at a minimum, arrested if he had been at the
location.
2h) Hussein acknowledged this story is true and that he
was with Shaykhli at this time. However, he stated the police
could not have captured or killed him. With Shaykhli driving,
Hussein went to the weapons location the next morning. Upon
arrival, a policeman at the location put the barrel of his
machine gun in Hussein's side as he rang the bell of the house.
Simultaneously, Shaykhli sped away from the location in the car.
“snonnt/ 7x.
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