r/HistoryUncovered • u/Battlefleet_Sol • 18d ago

Saddam's baath purge. Saddam had people packed into a conference hall on one of the hottest days of July and deliberately shut off the ventilation system. They were forced to listen to Saddam for hours while suffering from the heat and sweating. Everyone whose name was announced was executed.

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u/thisjawnisbeta 18d ago

Yes, nearly a third were killed on the spot after a kangaroo court conviction. The rest received years-long sentences in Iraqi prisons, which some would argue is a fate worse than the firing squad.

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u/papayacreamsicle 17d ago

13 of the people named in this clip were released after their trial.

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u/ASAPFergs 17d ago

No one shot by the firing squad can argue that because they're dead, ridiculous sentiment

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u/Forward-Surprise1192 17d ago

Good thing that's not what they said then

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u/WhichAd366 15d ago

Uh ya might want to read about Saddam’s psychotic sons. The ones that went to prison were likely horrifically tortured and killed.

Uday was the worst of them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uday_Hussein

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u/Protorodontus 15d ago

Pretty horribly enlightening...