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Don’t invade Iran: Trump must avoid Saddam’s mistake
Iranians, regardless of their grievances, appear to prioritize national cohesion when confronted with external or ...
Cost of war: U.S. death tolls in major conflicts since the American Revolution
From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.
Cannes: Hasan Hadi’s ‘The President’s Cake’ Wins Directors’ Fortnight Audience Award
The newcomer’s tragicomic debut, inspired by his childhood under Saddam Hussein, earns raves and the only audience prize ...
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight Winners: Iraqi Film ‘The President’s Cake’ Clinches People’s Choice Audience Award
Iraqi director Hasan Hadi’s first feature The President’s Cake has won the second edition of the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight ...
Cannes Directors’ Fortnight: ’The President’s Cake,’ Iraq’s First Film at the Festival, Wins People’s Choice Audience Award
The prize is announced as Belgian’s Valéry Carnoy’s ‘Wild Foxes,’ takes the SACD Prize, his second award at Directors’ ...
‘90s rock icon claims he ‘saved the world from Saddam Hussein’
Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 says he not only inspired Green Day to make "American Idiot," but the successful capture of Saddam ...
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"I saved the world from Saddam Hussein," says Blink-182's Mark Hoppus
While the US military have yet to formally recognise Hoppus' part in the capture of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003 as part of Operation Red Dawn, the pop-punk star believes that it was ...
‘The President’s Cake’ Review: Hasan Hadi’s Warm and Heart-Tugging Tale Sends Dutiful Kids on an Odyssey in Saddam Hussein’s Iraq
Playing the Cannes Film Festival, Hasan Hadi’s compassionate directorial debut follows two Iraqi children living under Saddam ...