- Abbas Khalaf
Dr. Abbas Khalaf was
Saddam Hussein 's personal Russian translator. He was appointed by Saddam Hussein as theIraq iAmbassador toRussia . After the2003 invasion of Iraq he remained in Russia with his family.Quotes
* "Many people like to say that he oppressed
Shi'ite s. I'm a Shi'ite, not from his city, not from his clan. When I hear such things I can say from my own experience that it's an exaggeration."* "He was just in his injustice to everyone. I mean, if there was any opposition, Shi'ite or
Sunni , he crushed it. For him, it didn't matter, Shi'ite, Sunni,Kurd , Arab. If they raised their heads, he put them in their place."External links
* [http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20061103/saddam_translator_061103/20061103?hub=TopStories Saddam's ex-translator recalls chilling prediction]
* [http://www.mindfully.org/Reform/2003/Iraqi-Ambassador-Russia7apr03.htm Iraqi Ambassador to Russia, Abbas Khalaf Kunfud Proud of His Nation]
* [http://english.pravda.ru/world/europe/28-05-2003/2936-khalaf-0 Iraqi Ambassador to stay in Moscow as long as possible]
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