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The next chapter in the extraordinary and chilling life story of author latif yahia. In 1987, latif yahia was taken to saddams headquart. The book is somewhat choppy, but then he is not a professional writer. Latif survived assassination attempts and witnessed udays psychotic temper, rapes, orgy parties, torture atrocities, and sadistic murders. Although there are so many names in this book i struggled to keep straight, latif yahia does a good job of painting a picture of the horrors of life in saddams iraq. The devils double was later turned into a movie of the same name in 2010. Latif yahia is now an international human rights lawyer, businessman and an outspoken internet blogger commenting on developments in the arab world, politics, justice and injustice. Official website of latif yahia, warriorstateless author. Two journalists have disputed this and other claims made by yahia. It vividly describes how latif was forced to become uday husseins fidai body double and gives a unique insight into the extreme extravagance and cruelty of the saddam regime. Since the author, latif yahia left iraq in 1992 he has been unable to attain citizenship from any nation, having had his file in iraq deleted he is neither iraqi nor anything else, this has effectively rendered him stateless. The black hole,the real story how the cia destroyed latif yahias life,author of i was saddams son and the devils double after his escape to the west reveals the role of the american cia paperback nov. The black hole has been banned in irish and american book shops book description. The black hole has been banned in ireland and usa book shops buy this book now from amazon.
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Latif yahia really is becoming a iraqi institution, somebody for us to be proud of. Latif yahia his book the black hole short story by latif. Latif yahia written a couple of books, the first titled i was saddams son in 1994 in german, have sold over one million copies worldwide in twenty languages. This book is now a major motion picture released with the same title in august 2011. Latif yahia author of i was saddams son and the devils double which have sold ever one million copies worldwide in twenty. The black hole is banned from bookstores in ireland and the usa.
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