It’s an understatement to say that Raghad Hussein and her father have had their ups and downs. In 1995, her husband Hussein Kamel, one of Saddam’s top ministers, defected, and the couple fled to Jordan. Saddam coaxed them into returning in 1996, then promptly forced them to divorce and had Kamel executed. Raghad doesn’t seem to bear a grudge though, saying years later that, “all families have misunderstandings.
Posted August 11, 2009 at 7:35am
