"In Saddam Hussein: The Politics of Revenge, the author draws on his own knowledge of and extensive contacts within the Arab world to produce both a thorough biography and a penetrating psychological profile of the Iraqi leader.". "Said Abolish worked with Saddam Hussein in the 1970s and is therefore able to add dimension and personal experience to the reader's understanding of the terrifying, yet charismatic, dictator. The author explains why Saddam behaves as he does by suggesting that his life has been marked by a series of personal quests: for recognition after being orphaned and brought up by a destitute uncle; for control of his country; for leadership of the Arab world; for mastery of the technology of destruction."--BOOK JACKET.