The devil's double : the true story of the man forced to be the double of Saddam Hussein's eldest son / Latif Yahia with Karl Wendl.

Collection type	Library
Author	Yayá, Laif.; Wendl, Karl.;
Call Number	956.7044092 Y13
Document type	Monograph
Year	c2003.
Pagination	328 p. ; 20 cm.
Publisher	Arrow,
Note	Formerly CIP. When Latif Yahia, scion of one of Iraq's wealthiest families, was summoned from the front in the Iran-Iraq War to Saddam Hussein's inner sanctum, the Palace of the Republic, he was given a choice: become the double of Saddam's eldest son, Uday...or die. Latif underwent surgery to modify his appearance and was trained to move, speak, and behave exactly like Uday. As the stand-in for one of Iraq's most powerful and hated men, he participated in affairs of state, made public appearances, and, during the Gulf War, visited the troops on the front lines while Uday stayed safely in Switzerland. He also saw firsthand the horrors and absurdities of a regime based on corruption and intrigue. He was privy to unbridled scenes of debauchery, and witnessed repeated ins tances of torture, terror, rape, and murder. When Saddam's soldiers plundered Kuwait, Latif was there, both the tool of his master and the recorder of Iraqi crimes. In this expose, he tells what he saw and heard. Translated from German.
Place made	London :

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