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In the Shadow of Saddam

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In the Shadow of Saddam
AuthorMikhael Ramadan
LanguageEnglish
Publication date
1999

In the Shadow of Saddam is the first novel by Mikhael Ramadan.[1][2] The book is a collection of memories. Ramadan, who claims to be an Iraqi defector and former Saddam Hussein body double, asserts that in 1997, Hussein ordered development of "a highly virulent strain of West Nile virus as bioterrorist weapon" capable of killing 97 percent of the population in an urban environment.[3][4][5][6]

References

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  1. ^ Saltonstall, Dave (4 October 2001). "West Nile Virus Outbreak Is Seen Through Lens of Terror". New York Daily News. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  2. ^ Ramadan, Mikhael (1999). In the Shadow of Saddam. ISBN 0473053055.
  3. ^ Tucker, Jonathan B. "Improving Infectious Disease Surveillance to Combat Bioterrorism and Natural Emerging Infections". Monterey Institute of International Studies. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  4. ^ Roos, Robert (19 September 2002). "CDC sees no evidence of bioterrorism in spread of West Nile virus". Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  5. ^ Preston, Richard (18 October 1999). "West Nile Mystery". The New Yorker. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Virus: Bio-Terrorism Unlikely". CBS News. 11 February 2009. Retrieved 10 October 2013.