Testimonies from Saddam's Personal Physician: Messages from a Dark, Mad World

During the Iraq-Iran war, Saddam's personal physician Ala Bashir performed more than 22,000 operations on Iraqi soldiers. Bashir enjoyed the dubious honor of being admired by Saddam Hussein for this, but also for his qualities as a painter and sculptor. Through his position, Ala Bashir has had access to the personal life of Saddam Hussein and his extended family over the past 25 years, and has been able to follow the political and social developments of his country from the center of power.
Bashir reveals countless unknown facts and testifies in detail to the sinister life of the presidential court and Iraqi society during one of the most heinous and corrupt regimes in history.