Saddam's Bombmaker: The Daring Escape of the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon

Khidhir Hamza Jeff Stein

ISBN 10: 0743211359 / ISBN 13: 9780743211352

Published by Simon & Schuster, 2001

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pp. 352 Reprint edition.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Saddam's Bombmaker: The Daring Escape of the Man Who Built Iraq's Secret Weapon
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0743211359
• ISBN 13: 9780743211352
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In a white-knuckle thriller, Khidhir Hamza, who spent twenty years developing Iraq's atomic weapon, recounts his life in Saddam Hussein's inner circle and his daring flight to the West.

“Don't tell me about the law. The law is anything I write on a scrap of paper.” —Saddam Hussein

Taking readers into the darkest corners of a regime ruled by a volatile, brutal leader, Dr. Hamza, the only defector who has lived to write a firsthand portrait of Iraq, also presents an unprecedented portrait of Saddam—his drunken rages, his women, his cold-blooded murder of underlings, and his unrivaled power. If pushed to the wall, Saddam will use the bomb that Dr. Hamza helped create.

From the relentless dangers Dr. Hamza endured in Iraq to his harrowing flight across three continents and his first encounter with skeptical CIA agents who turned him away, Saddam's Bombmaker is a true-to-life thriller as rich in danger, intrigue, and personal courage as a well-crafted spy novel.

About the Author

Khidhir Hamza was educated at MIT and Florida State University before being forced to return to Iraq. He now lives in Virginia.