#Witness_to_the_Era #Ahmed_Mansour #Hamed_Al-Jabouri Episode date: 7/7/2008 The episode deals with the internal situation in Iraq before the invasion of Kuwait in 1990, the attempted assassination of Saddam Hussein, Al-Jabouri’s decision to defect from the regime, and the reasons for the rejection of his political asylum in Egypt and Syria in the episode Witness to the Era Hamed Al-Jubouri tells Ahmed Mansour: The story of Saddam's invasion of Kuwait in 1990 and the attempted assassination of Saddam Hussein 0:00 Al-Jubouri's brother's arrest 3:20 Yassin Al-Jubouri's accusation and sentence 4:09 Saddam's meeting with Al-Jubouri and assigning him a mission before the invasion 5:44 Al-Jubouri's visit to Hilla and the situation in Iraq 7:50 Al-Jubouri's report on Hilla to Saddam 10:35 The practices and transgressions of the Hilla governor and the party in the city 15:20 Al-Jubouri's advice to Saddam regarding the transgressions of the authorities in Hilla 17:57 Saddam Hussein's views and personality 18:45 King Hassan of Morocco's view of Saddam Hussein 20:15 King Saddam's view of himself 21:56 Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's view of Saddam Hussein 23:55 The Tunisian President's attempts to intervene to stop the invasion of Kuwait with the French President and 15 other presidents 26:53 Saddam Hussein's disregard for the presidents' requests to intervene to stop the invasion 28:20 Saddam Hussein's priorities 29:15 Attempts A coup after the invasion of Iraq by Al-Jabour 34:00 Al-Jabouri's fear of returning to Iraq 36:0 Reasons why Al-Jabouri did not seek refuge in Egypt or Syria 38:48 Saddam's reaction after Al-Jabouri's Iraqi conference regarding his asylum 39:20 Saddam's brutality against Al-Jabouri's family 40:29 The image of the Iraqi opposition 42:15 The nature of the relationship with the Americans after the asylum 45:50 Richard Denis' attempt to communicate with Al-Jabouri 47:28 Al-Jabouri's view of the future of Iraq We talk to Hamid Al-Jabouri, the former Iraqi Foreign Minister, with the media figure Ahmed Mansour, about Saddam Hussein's personality and the nature of his relationships with those around him. Al-Jabouri said that Saddam Hussein was very suspicious of everyone around him, and never trusted anyone. Al-Jabouri indicated that Saddam did not accept all the mediations aimed at stopping the invasion of Kuwait, explaining that the Tunisian president informed Al-Jabouri of his readiness to travel to Iraq with 15 other presidents, but Saddam refused to intervene and ignored the request. Al-Jubouri explained that during his stay in Tunisia, he received malicious messages about his involvement in Saddam's conspiracies, which prompted him not to return to Iraq for fear of Saddam's reaction, as he was being tried without deliberation or proof of the charges, and he was forced to seek asylum abroad, which angered Saddam Hussein and he brutalized his family. Follow us on: ــــ Facebook: / ahmedmansouraja Twitter: / amansouraja YouTube: / ahmedmansour1 Instagram: / amansouraja