In the first part of a multi-series interview with Hussein, the daughter of late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein said the topic of “dividing Iraq has become one of the options on the political scene,' stressing that 'each stage has its requirements except for dividing the homeland.”
She also considered that the time of her father’s rule was a “glorious time for Iraq” but also acknowledged that it had been treated harshly in certain cases
When asked by Charair about her assuming political positions in Iraq in the near future, she responded by saying that “everything is possible, and all proposals are present.”
Following the invasion of Iraq by the United States and the eventual capture, arrest, and execution of her father, Raghad described that time as the most difficult part of her life. At first, she had fled to Syria and then eventually settled in Jordan where she remains until today with her family.
“During that time, I spent three years defending my father, almost exactly. It wasn't easy at all. When the invasion first started, we were trying to adjust to the circumstances, post the invasion. I was also trying to handle my father's case which wasn't easy. President Saddam was an exceptional character. He was a head of state, first and foremost, but he was also an exceptional man, a man of stature and prestige.
*Al Arabiya
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