OK, I used to like to watch the History Channel.
The past few months I have noticed they are getting increasingly militaristic - they have many shows which glorify wars, soldiering, 9/11 etc.....
I was really starting to think the HC might just be a propaganda machine for the Bush administration.
Now I am convinced:
Saddam and the Third Reich
Tune In: Friday, March 31 @ 8pm ET/PT
Few people realize that the Baath party was actually formed upon the principles and organizational structure of the Nazi party. Iraq, because of its oil and hatred of Jews, was an important battleground between the Axis and Allied powers in World War II. Nazi propaganda was broadcast throughout Baghdad, and Iraqis often went on rampages against Jews throughout the war.
One of the most ardent Nazi supporters during WWII was named Khairallah Talfah. Talfah was Saddam's uncle. After the war, many of the key Iraqi Nazi supporters, all of whom evaded prosecution, wound up involved in Saddam's rise to power. This special examines the key individuals of the Iraqi-Nazi connection, the little-known battle for Iraq in WWII, and the strange link to Saddam Hussein.
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The ads for this show are even scarier - constantly shifting from Saddam's face to Hitlers.