Iraq’s history distorted, my family discredited – Saddam’s granddaughter
People
have misconceptions of what happened in Iraq, former Iraqi ruler Saddam
Hussein’s granddaughter, Hareer Hussein Kamel, told RT. She hopes her new book
will set the record straight on of her family.
“I chose to write the book to tell the truth. The history of my
country has been largely misrepresented,” Kamel said, explaining how she felt “the responsibly to
clarify” the way Iraq has
been portrayed, as well as addressing the attacks on her own family.
“I decided to tell the
story of my family – which people have tried to discredit.”
Saddam Hussein ruled
Iraq for nearly 25 years until he was toppled during a US-led invasion in 2003,
and later executed.
The US sent troops into the country, claiming that Hussein had
weapons of mass destruction, as well as ties with Al-Qaeda. Both allegations
were later proven false. The invasion of Iraq spiraled the nation into a
prolonged insurgency and civil war, which eventually led to the rise of ISIS.