Since assuming Iraq's presidency in 1979, Saddam Husayn has steadily tightened his grip over the country, taking self-aggrandizement to a new level. Whether reconstructing ancient Bablyon with bricks embossed with his name, or inlaying his name in the walls of one of his dozens of new palaces and luxury villas, Saddam has sought to put his signature on everything. He and his family retain absolute control over media inside the country and, by only giving visas to foreign journalists and activists who agree to play by his rules, Saddam seeks to control the image of Iraq offered to the world outside. At present, Saddam's official line is that the Iraqi people suffer
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