“The skies over Baghdad have been illuminated” announced Pater Arnett of CNN to a world audience of television viewers. The date 17 January 1991. The time 3 AM in Baghdad. The first salvo against Iraq had been fired by the coalition of 17 nations led by the United States. After 42 days of relentless air […] The post Saddam Hussein As Enigmatic Maverick appeared first on The Friday Times - Naya Daur.