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Word: caligulan (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
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...blood-drenched career, Saddam has acted truly, not metaphorically, satanic. It is reported, credibly, that in the evening, before bed, he has been in the habit of watching a video of an execution that he ordered, preferably one carried out that day. He is apparently conscienceless, a murderer of Caligulan whimsy. In August 1979, during a purge of his Baath Party, Saddam arranged this scene, reported by a former Iraqi Cabinet member: "The party officials were handed machine guns. One by one the guards brought in the accused, their mouths taped shut, and their hands bound. Saddam asked everyone...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Saddam and the Arabs: The Devil in the Hero | 1/28/1991 | See Source »

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