Saddam’s Iraq Revolution Or Reaction? was an anthology put together by the Committee Against Repression and For Democratic Rights In Iraq. It is part history and part diatribe against Saddam Hussein. Like any collection the chapters are up and down. The historical sections are good as well as the analysis of the development of the economy. That’s thanks to the inclusion of authors such as historians Marion and Peter Sluglett.
1923 British called Sheikh Barzinji to Baghdad for revolt He refused Justified UK military
expedition against him
1934 King Ghazi accepted PM Midfai’s resignation after disagreements within cabinet made continuation
of govt impossible
1921 Colonial Sec Churchill drafted outline of agenda for Cairo Conference Included Faisal being
made king of Iraq
(Musings On Iraq review Cairo 1921, Ten Days That Made the Middle East)
(Musings On Iraq review Desert Hell, The British Invasion of Mesopotamia)
(Musings On Iraq review Empires of the Sand, The Struggle For Mastery In The Middle East 1789-1923)
(Musings On Iraq review Foundations of British Policy In The Arab World: The Cairo Conference of 1921)
For months there have been warnings of an impending financial crisis for the Iraqi government. That finally started to hit in February 2006 as Baghdad wasn’t able to pay all of its workers their full wages.
1915 UK forced to retreat from Muzaira, Basra due to bad weather and flooding
1916 Imperial General Staff in London took over Mesopotamian campaign from India Office
Saddam’s Iraq Revolution Or Reaction? was an anthology put together by the Committee Against Repression and For Democrati...
