This clip is from the 1979 Ba’ath Party purge, shortly after Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq.
At a televised party meeting, a list of alleged traitors was read out. As each name was called, the person was removed from the room. Many were later executed. The event was recorded and broadcast to consolidate Saddam’s control and intimidate potential rivals.
Dark_Foggy_Evenings on
Allegedly one of Donald Trump’s favourite clips
thissexypoptart on
Is just drawing a wojack and posting a historical clip under it enough to qualify as a meme?
Shit must have been terrifying though. And they weren’t just executed, they were executed by the other party members who were themselves spared, to create shares culpability.
It should surprise no one that Saddam was a fan of Stalin. Allegedly the mustache was insured by his.
Wild-Drag1930 on
It wasn’t clear they disagreed with him. Sadaam just wanted to send a message to the party and establish himself.
AaronBHoltan on
Did someone colorize the tape? It seemed more diabolical in black and white.
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This clip is from the 1979 Ba’ath Party purge, shortly after Saddam Hussein became president of Iraq.
At a televised party meeting, a list of alleged traitors was read out. As each name was called, the person was removed from the room. Many were later executed. The event was recorded and broadcast to consolidate Saddam’s control and intimidate potential rivals.
Allegedly one of Donald Trump’s favourite clips
Is just drawing a wojack and posting a historical clip under it enough to qualify as a meme?
Shit must have been terrifying though. And they weren’t just executed, they were executed by the other party members who were themselves spared, to create shares culpability.
It should surprise no one that Saddam was a fan of Stalin. Allegedly the mustache was insured by his.
It wasn’t clear they disagreed with him. Sadaam just wanted to send a message to the party and establish himself.
Did someone colorize the tape? It seemed more diabolical in black and white.