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July 24, 1986

SADDAM HUSSEIN AND BA'ATH PARTY MEMBERS DISCUSSING THE STATUS OF THE PARTY IN THE ARAB WORLD AND POTENTIAL COOPERATION WITH THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD

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    This file contains a meeting between Saddam and the members of the Ba'ath Party in all the Arab countries. Saddam talked about the role of the Ba'ath Party in controlling the Islamic current in the whole Islamic world and the Arab countries. He said that it isn't a profitable trend to contend with these currents, but rather to negotiate with them and try to persuade them that it is inevitable and better to separate between religious thought and command. He talked about the current of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. He stressed that this movement must be exploited to be an ally rather than an enemy. This movement and others similar to it must be persuaded to work with the Ba'ath Party and not against it.
    "Saddam Hussein and Ba'ath Party Members Discussing the Status of the Party in the Arab World and Potential Cooperation with the Muslim Brotherhood," July 24, 1986, History and Public Policy Program Digital Archive, Conflict Records Research Center, National Defense University, SH-SHTP-A-001-167 https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/110091

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This file contains a meeting between Saddam and the members of the Ba'ath Party in all the Arab countries. Saddam talked about the role of the Ba'ath Party in controlling the Islamic current in the whole Islamic world and the Arab countries. He said that it isn't a profitable trend to contend with these currents, but rather to negotiate with them and try to persuade them that it is inevitable and better to separate between religious thought and command. He talked about the current of the Muslim Brotherhood movement. He stressed that this movement must be exploited to be an ally rather than an enemy. This movement and others similar to it must be persuaded to work with the Ba'ath Party and not against it.

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Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006

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  • Conflict Records Research Center, National Defense University, SH-SHTP-A-001-167

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  • 110091