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Iraqi UN Ambassador and former opposition leader Hamid al-Bayati provides first-hand information on the meetings and discussions that led the United States and United Kingdom to move from inaction to the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

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"Al-Bayati (Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations) is a true insider who was heavily involved in negotiations with the US-led coalition government after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Al-Bayati's intellectual prowess, deeply rooted love for the Iraqi people, and practical political experiences make him uniquely qualified to write this narrative of events leading to the regime's fall. . . . Al-Bayati exhaustively reports minutes of meetings and intense negotiations involving actors whose behind-the-scenes decisions determined the outcomes most observers take for granted. . . . This book is invaluable to understanding Iraqi politics. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *

From Dictatorship to Democracy

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    A Hardback by Hamid al-Bayati, Peter W. Galbraith

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      Publisher University of Pennsylvania Press
      Published 2 March 2011
      ISBN-13 9780812242881
      978-0812242881
      ISBN-10 0812242882
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      Middle Eastern history Autocracy, totalitarianism and dictatorship

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Iraqi UN Ambassador and former opposition leader Hamid al-Bayati provides first-hand information on the meetings and discussions that led the United States and United Kingdom to move from inaction to the invasion and occupation of Iraq.

      Trade Review
      "Al-Bayati (Iraq's ambassador to the United Nations) is a true insider who was heavily involved in negotiations with the US-led coalition government after the fall of Saddam Hussein's regime. Al-Bayati's intellectual prowess, deeply rooted love for the Iraqi people, and practical political experiences make him uniquely qualified to write this narrative of events leading to the regime's fall. . . . Al-Bayati exhaustively reports minutes of meetings and intense negotiations involving actors whose behind-the-scenes decisions determined the outcomes most observers take for granted. . . . This book is invaluable to understanding Iraqi politics. . . . Highly recommended." * Choice *

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