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Saddam Hussein Abd al-Majid al-Tikriti (Arabic: صدام حسين عبد المجيد التكريتي Ṣaddām Ḥusayn ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Tikrītī; April 28, 1937 – December 30, 2006) was the President of Iraq from July 16, 1979 until April 9, 2003.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (L), poses with Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 during a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (L), poses with Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 during a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (C) and Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (R), wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 leave after a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (C) and Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (R), wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 leave after a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (R) visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (R) visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (C) visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani (C) visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani poses, on November 18, 2009 during a visit at the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani poses, on November 18, 2009 during a visit at the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Iyad al-Samarrai speaks to the press in the parliament building in Baghdad on November 18, 2009. Iraq's general election planned for January 2010, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.

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Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Iyad al-Samarrai speaks to the press in the parliament building in Baghdad on November 18, 2009. Iraq's general election planned for January 2010, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.

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Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Iyad al-Samarrai speaks at the media center in the parliament building in Baghdad on November 18, 2009. Iraq's general election planned for January 2010, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.

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Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Iyad al-Samarrai speaks at the media center in the parliament building in Baghdad on November 18, 2009. Iraq's general election planned for January 2010, only the second since the fall of Saddam Hussein, was thrown into jeopardy after Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi vetoed the polling law.

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Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, right, is welcomed by French Senate President Gerard Larcher Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009, in Paris, during his first state visit to France that caps efforts at rebuilding bilateral ties more than six years after Paris spurned the war to oust Saddam Hussein.

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Iraq's President Jalal Talabani, right, is welcomed by French Senate President Gerard Larcher Tuesday Nov. 17, 2009, in Paris, during his first state visit to France that caps efforts at rebuilding bilateral ties more than six years after Paris spurned the war to oust Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, on November 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, on November 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, left, salutes as a war veteran stands near, at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, left, salutes as a war veteran stands near, at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, reviews French Troops at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, reviews French Troops at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, reviews French Troops at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, reviews French Troops at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, arrives for a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, arrives for a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, salutes unidentified war veterans at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, salutes unidentified war veterans at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, center, salutes at the Tomb of the Unknown soldier under the Arc de Triomphe, in Paris, during his first state visit to France, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, left, his wife Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, are seen at the start of a gala dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, left, his wife Hiro Ibrahim Ahmed, right, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, center, are seen at the start of a gala dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Monday, Nov. 16, 2009. France laid the groundwork Monday for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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"In respect of any military options, we are not at the stage of deciding those options but, of course, it is important — should we get to that point — that we have the fullest possible discussion of those options."


Tony Blair Nov 21 2009 9:06 PM from The Telegraph
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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (L), poses with Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 during a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (L), poses with Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 during a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (C) and Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (R), wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 leave after a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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The president of the Arab World Institute (IMA), Dominique Baudis (C) and Hero Ibrahim Ahmed (R), wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, on November 18, 2009 leave after a visit at the institute in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani gestures as she visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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Hero Ibrahim Ahmed, wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani visits, on November 18, 2009 the Arab World Institute (IMA), in Paris. France laid the groundwork on November 16 for deeper ties with Iraq, signing two deals aimed at putting French know-how back in play in the country six years after Paris shunned the U.S.-led war to topple Saddam Hussein.

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