While I was studying film at the Academy, the problems started. I wasn't a political activist directly in the time of Saddam [Hussein], because the dictator was so cruel and brutal that no one could criticize or complain. I felt… — Hassan Blasim Copy Share Image
It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people. — Tammy Baldwin Copy Share Image
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