Paul Chambers🚧

Who is old enough to remember Saddam Hussein's 1979 political purge? I was 8 years old & remember it as a kid living in Ohio watching Walter Cronkite with my grandfather & his reaction to what had happened

I remember him saying that could never happen here, we lived under the best political system out there

Born just before WW1 died after Desert Storm, he was my inspiration for joining the Army

#SCOTUS just Constitutionalized this, if #Potus do it as an official act #Immunity #Trump . #USPol

Jul 1, 2024 at 5:29pmWeb
Show threadPaul Chambers🚧Jul 1, 2024

2/ More on Saddam Hussein's Very Public Purge

Shortly after assuming the Presidency of Iraq in July 1979, Saddam Hussein convened a gathering of his Ba'ath Party leaders and publicly had 68 of them removed for alleged treason.

Twenty-two of them were subsequently shot to death by firing squad.

#SCOTUS just Constitutionalized this, if #Potus do it as an official act #Immunity #Trump . #USPol

🔗 4 minute documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLUktJbp2Ug

🔗 Article https://theconversation.com/saddam-hussein-how-a-deadly-purge-of-opponents-set-up-his-ruthless-dictatorship-120748

Saddam Hussein's Very Public Purge

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Show threadMargaret MoonshadowJul 1, 2024

@paul I watched Walter Cronkite with my Grandfather too. He would be shocked by what is happening today.

And thank you for your service.

Show threadOUR COMMON GROUNDJul 1, 2024
@paul
Last week bec of the #chevron decision #SCOTUS I believed that they would rule as we see today. My first thought was about many of us who thought that #GeorgeBush re #911 was behaving without accountability as though he was #King . The military invasion and destruction of #IraqInvasion was beyond the law and based on lies. There was NO accountability for him or for his military leaders like XXX who name I cannot remember who testified before the UN. Worn out from America
Show threadEvilKiru 🇮🇸 he/himJul 1, 2024
@paul But only if a Republican is president (or maybe even only if Trump is). If you think they'll let Biden get away with something like this, you've got another think coming...