Festivities Mark Hussein’s Birthday
From Times Wire Reports
Radios and TVs blared birthday songs, as telegrams wishing President Saddam Hussein a happy 64th birthday poured in from across Iraq, in a lavish display of loyalty for a leader who has ruled unchallenged for 22 years.
The government-sponsored festivities have been held every year since 1985, despite the hardships suffered under more than a decade of U.N. economic sanctions.
Government buildings, adorned with posters and banners, played host to singers and poets trumpeting the Iraqi leader’s achievements.
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