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| by alaa A First-Hand Account of Iraqi Brutality New book tells of author’s experiences in torturous prisons of Saddam Hussein’s Regime CHICAGO-Saddam Hussein’s regime in Iraq is no more. Although many would like to bury this country’s gruesome past and never look back, many of the victims of the mass graves and the torturous prisons of Iraq desire to have their horrible stories preserved t ensure that the evil they endured is never forgotten-and never repeated. In his new book, The Bitter Time: Scrap of paper smuggled of Iraq’s prisons (now available through 1st books, Amazon, Barnesandnoble, Textbookx…etc), Ala’a Al Jaffar tells his true, personal story of being taken to multiple Iraqi prison in the 1980s and suffering countless acts of violence and inhumanity. Told through the eyes of a young man named Aly, the book the author’s dark experience, which began on a rainy and stormy night when security officers blindfolded him and took him away on a journey into the unknown. He describes the brutal beating, the devilish of a man who boasted of their crimes and the silent camaraderie between the many prisoners who spent time together between rounds of torture. Al Jaffer portrays his experience in starling details, offering events, names, places and atrocities. ”As an Iraqi intellectual (who) witnessed the muzzled mouth period in Iraq, I feel now I can practice my humanity and express myself without fear. It is the time now to plant and nurture a culture of liberty rather then a culture of war,” Al Jaffar writes. The bitter time courageously stresses the inhumane violation of human rights in Iraq. Provocative Iraq’s former dictator. Al jaffar was born and educated in Basra in southern Iraq. A graduate of the university of Basra, he is an accomplished author and researcher. Although the award-winning author of the bitter time, Wars: Causes and Consequences, the Roots of the Shi’is the Generosiy of Morals and Ali: Biography, Al jaffar could not publish his works until he escaped Iraq and fled to Lebanon. He is a former editor manager. Today, he Lives in Chicago with his wife and four children. Call (773-539-5071) ala’a al jaffa Comment on this... |
