www.latifyahia.com The end of an empire !! The invasion of Iraq in 2003 brought a dramatic end to Saddam Hussein’s brutal regime. But behind the headlines lay an even more extraordinary story of family and tribal loyalty, rivalry and betrayal. Inspired by interviews with Saddam’s daughter Raghad and other key eye-witnesses as well as extensive research, this unique drama gets to the heart of the dictator’s tyranny and his eventual downfall. In 2004 producer Monica Garnsey had a series of meetings with Raghad Hussein. Raghad’s story, combined with others who knew Saddam, inspired Saddam’s Tribe. Examining how Saddam retained power for over a quarter of a century and eventually lost it, the drama describes how the fate of a whole nation turned on the fluctuations of family loyalty and, eventually, of family betrayal amidst a descent into debauchery and corruption. “From gold AK47s to champagne-guzzling parties and luxurious palaces, Saddam’s Tribe chronicles some of the extraordinary excesses Hussein and his immediate family and closest advisors were used to on a regular basis,” says producer Roberto Troni. Saddam’s power was built on a government made up of trusted family members. Prominent among them were his psychopathic playboy son Uday and his ambitious son-in-law Hussein Kamel. But in 1995 a bitter power struggle erupted between the two men. Caught in the middle was Raghad Hussein, whose loyalties to father, brother and husband were challenged as the battle for …
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Vintage Christmas Films ► XmasFLIX.com ► http ► facebook.com Classic Christmas Music ► XmasTRAX.com ► http CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR (1936) An animated short produced by Fleischer Studios and released on December 4, 1936. It is part of the Color Classics series. The short begins in an orphanage, where the orphans are all asleep, awaiting Christmas morning. Just then, the puppy from the clock slides down a ramp and licks on one of the orphans. The first orphan shouts, “Merry Christmas, everybody!” And all the orphans jump out of bed and head to the hall, singing the title song. They grab the toys from their stockings, and get ready to play with them. However, they are sad to discover that the toys are completely broken and fall apart when they are played with. The orphans can’t help but cry. Meanwhile, Professor Grampy is out riding through the snow in his motor-driven sleigh, singing the title song himself. He hears the orphans crying from inside the orphanage, and he parks the sleigh, runs to the door, peeps through the window, and tries to think of a way to give the orphans a better Christmas. He puts on his thinking cap, and shortly, the lightbulb on the cap blinks. Apparently, he has an idea. He climbs through the window and starts making new toys out of household appliances. Finally, he dresses up as Santa Claus (with a stove pipes as the boots, a red cloth as the jacket, a pillow for the weight, and potholders as the hat), grabs a dinner bell, and …
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