Overnight, our goal shifted from stabilizing a chaotic situation to facing a crisis that cannot be ignored. ——————Eisenhower.

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A luxurious villa in the eastern suburb of Baghdad is surrounded by tight security. The yard is full of famous brands of cars. Soldiers wearing Iraqi 6th Army uniforms look serious and watch the surrounding security. This is the residence of former Iraqi President Ahmed Hassan Becker. This villa has been quiet for a long time since President Saddam came to power, but it has suddenly become lively these days. From day to night, many visitors have arrived at all times.

Saddam Houssein is the absolute ruler and dictator of this country. Since he replaced Hassan Becker ascended the throne of president, he has always used various means to safeguard his authority. He excluded dissidents, attacked opponents, and strengthened the spies and security departments to suppress all people or forces who dared to oppose or doubt him. After more than five years of survival under his thundering means, most people have lost the courage to confront him.

However, this is just most people, not all!

At this moment, four people sat in Ahmed Hassan Becker's bedroom, one was Hassan Becker himself, and the other three were Iraqi Deputy Minister of Electricity, Muhi Saibu Hussein, Vice Chairman of the Iraqi Baghdad Revival Revolutionary Committee, and Bayan Japur, Minister of Education. Their only purpose today is to "persuade" Ahmed Hassan Becker.

Ahmed Hassan Becker looked at the three people in front of him, Muhi Saibu Hussein with excitement, Abid Ajili who was eager to try, and the calm Bayan Japur, his heart was very calm.

Before he handed over his power, he had questions. However, after 10 years of his reign, he was exhausted and suffered from severe diabetes and heart disease. Health reasons made him almost unable to travel abroad or make state visits, and even in Iraq, he was very difficult to go out. Although he had received multiple treatments, the results were very little. In dealing with complex party and government affairs, Becker thanks to Saddam by his side. As his physical condition deteriorated, Becker handed over more and more affairs to Saddam.

Every morning, Saddam came to the president's office and worked until late at night. Becker could have been his "free president" at ease, but he did not. On the contrary, he felt increasingly uneasy and distressed about it. He was a soldier, and soldiers did not want to see others take on their responsibilities.

He asked himself more than once: Why not just retire? Do you have to choose a successor like the Spanish dictator Franco, but wait until the last breath of his life to hand over the power? Becker realized that the Arab world and the international situation require Iraq to be led by a young and vigorous person, and he is full of confidence in Saddam. If this is not the case, he would not resign even if his physical condition is bad.

When several people saw Ahmed Hassan Becker, they never expressed their opinions. They sat there silently, but just drank tea comfortably, and couldn't help but feel anxious. In their opinion, this was an excellent opportunity to overthrow the Saddam regime. Although these people were usually afraid of Saddam's methods, they had already received news that Lao Sa's life and death were uncertain and no one controlled the situation in the country. Therefore, as they were the same old qualifications as Saddam, they wanted to take this opportunity to move.

In Iraq, Saddam's reputation is unmatched. If he wants to overwhelm him, he will not be invited to expel former President Ahmed Hassan Becker. This great hero who opposes the Kasem regime will come out, who dares to stand up and oppose it? I'm afraid that with a loud shout, the day will change immediately!

"Bless by Allah! Your Excellency the President, you see, Saddam's life and death are uncertain now, and the situation in the country is very chaotic, especially the country. The country cannot be without a backbone. Without a leader, it is difficult for us who are doing things below to cheer up and concentrate on building the country! So..." Muhi Saibu Hussein advised.

"Don't the country still have a vice president? According to the law, when the president cannot execute power normally for some reason, the vice president can be replaced!" Ahmed Hassan Becker said slowly.

Abid Agili said impatiently: "His Excellency President, the current situation is very critical! You know, since Saddam came to power, he has eliminated dissidents and attacked comrades! He also fought against the Iranians despite everyone's opposition. Originally, Iraq was a wealthy and peaceful country, but now you can see that the fiscal deficit and foreign debt alone are enough to crush our economy."

Of course, Ahmed Hassan Becker knew about these situations. He was also somewhat less than a month after Saddam ascended the throne of president. Just five days after Saddam ascended the throne, he held a meeting of the Cadres of the Socialist Party in Hald Hall in Baghdad. At the meeting, he publicly named the names of those accused of participating in the "conspiracy plan" and quickly established a special court in the name of exposing the "traitor cabal".

The meeting passed a decision to expel Mu Ayesh, Ghanim Abdul Jail, Adnan Husseinhagub and five others forever from the Arab Baath Socialist Party, remove them from all positions within the party, and declare them traitors to the motherland. The conference communiqué said that the cabal "for several years, it has been planning a sinister plot to subvert our party, subvert the achievements of our revolution and our socialist democratic construction, and attempt to bring Iraq on the path of being a lackey for Israel and other dark forces planned by American imperialism."

In the same year, the special court formally held a trial. In addition to the five people mentioned above, some other people involved in the case were also tried. The special court made a formal judgment and was sentenced to death and sentenced to 1 fixed-term imprisonment, and another 13 people were released. After the special court made a formal judgment, it attached a peculiar rule: since all the rebels are members of the Arab Bauha Socialist Party, the execution should be carried out by the party members. In the eyes of discerning people, this is actually a requirement for local party organizations to make a statement of loyalty.

But Ahmed Hassan Becker has no regrets about giving up his power to Saddam. If Saddam's series of purges after he came to power and the war with Iran made him feel a little dissatisfied, this dissatisfaction was only thought about in his mind. As an old man who has been in the political circle for many years, he would not publicly criticize Saddam Houssein, let alone overthrow him!

"People always make mistakes! My physical condition has become worse and worse recently. I hope you can make more good suggestions to the president to correct his shortcomings in his work!" Ahmed Hassan Becker nodded slightly and said in an old-fashioned manner.

"His Excellency President-" At this time, Bayan Japur spoke, "We know that your physical condition is not very good, but now the situation is time for you to come out and do something. We don't need you to do any specific tasks, we just need you to come out and call on the comrades in the party to gather everyone's hearts and make a career. Our career and our country can no longer allow Saddam and his family to mess around. Someone must stop them and bring Iraq back to a normal track. Who can take on this task except for a respected leader like you?"

Ahmed Hassan Becker certainly knew the intention of Bayan Japur's words, and he sighed silently in his heart.

"As the founder of the country, your status in the party is unparalleled. Even Saddam Houssein uses all his means to compare with you. To this day, countless comrades in the party respect and worship you extremely. We all say that prestige is also a responsibility. Therefore, under this good opportunity now, it is really regrettable if you don't come out to contribute to the party and the country!" Bayan Japur ended his wonderful words with great sigh.

Looking at the three people with anticipation, Ahmed Hassan Becker sighed and asked, "Do you still remember the speech I spoke on the anniversary of the seizure of power?"

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"Are you talking about the speech of the Arab Bahalifa Party on the 1st month of the 1st anniversary of the seizure of power? Isn't it that you gave the regime to Saddam Hussein?" Abid Agili asked in his mouth.

"That's right, that's the speech!" Ahmed Hassan Becker nodded slightly and said. The three of them were stunned when they heard this, and looked at each other with a look.

President Becker made an important statement at the party commemoration that night.

"Based on my relationship with Saddam Hussein and other gay brothers and comrades, I insisted that I should resign from all my positions. They finally accepted all my requests, and now I feel relieved. While thanking my brother and comrade Saddam Hussein for taking over the leadership positions of the Party and the Revolution, I firmly believe that the Revolutionary Command Committee made the right choice. Saddam Hussein's position, viewpoint, dedication to the Party spirit, and his courage and ability all made me believe that Saddam Hussein's position, viewpoint, dedication to the Party and his courage and ability all made me firmly believe that

This is what. In the long and arduous struggle career before the victory of the revolution, Saddam Hussein has always been a brave and trustworthy comrade who won the respect and trust of comrades in the party. In that revolution, he was the pioneer warrior who attacked the reactionary dictatorship. He was always a leader who dared to face all difficulties and assumed full responsibility. This is why he won the respect and love of the entire Party’s command center and revolutionary command committee, all Party members, and the vast majority of people.”

This is an extraordinary statement and decision, and it cannot help but shake the hearts of every Iraqi. The discussion of this major decision was held in a very secretive situation. Participants were limited to a few senior leaders of the party. The only three people present were Bayan Japur who attended the meeting, but the content of this meeting became widely known later. (This book is known in the article, please support the authentic version!)

The month before this, two months before Becker's retirement statement, the Arab Baha's Socialist Party held a joint meeting of regional command and national command. At the meeting, Becker formally made the request to resign from all his leadership positions for the first time, saying that he was no longer able to do anything, like a lamp that was about to run out of oil, and could no longer shine the light of the past. Becker asked the command to help him persuade Saddam to accept his request to succeed him. After the meeting, Saddam listened to the opinions of other leaders, then went to Becker's office, trying to persuade Becker to continue to stay in office. He cited many reasons, saying that Becker could continue to retain his position as a state-owned official without any burden. Becker refused to consider this idea, saying that power should not be a decoration, and he had no interest in it.

Becker prepared a statement to announce his resignation to the public. The next day, he presided over a meeting of the Revolutionary Command Committee and once again stated to the participants his desire to resign from all leadership positions. In view of this situation, the Revolutionary Command Committee passed the decision to accept Becker's resignation and elected Saddam Husse as the Chairman of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Committee and the President of the Republic.

On the second day of Becker's resignation, Saddam Hussein officially took office as President of the Iraq Republic and Chairman of the Revolutionary Command Committee. In his inauguration speech on the same day, he said: "Yesterday you heard the speech of the kind father and great comrade Abu Haysam (i.e. Becker), in his speech, which was an unprecedented thing. Such a natural and moral and constitutional alternating power, such as this, is unprecedented in our country, our party, and our revolutionary history. It is unique but not surprising, because it comes from our pure Arab national spirit, the greatness of Islamic teachings and the nobleness of the ideals of the Arab Baath Socialist Party."

"He is the one I appointed and supported! I think he is a qualified leader, so I will never participate in the actions against him. Do you - do you understand what I mean?" Ahmed Hassan Becker's eyes flashed, and his eyes were brightly looked at the three people in front of him, as if suddenly they were no longer the decadent and exhausted old man, but the founding hero who led his comrades to establish a new Iraq regime. The three people couldn't help but shrink slightly under his eyes...

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Iraq Baghdad International Airport, referred to as the International Airport, is the main airport in Baghdad, the capital of the Republic of Iraq. It is also the largest international airport in Iraq with the most important location, the largest scale, the most complete equipment and the busiest transportation production. It is the only international airport in Iraq with three runways. The airport originally has two 4e-level two-way runways in the east and west, which are meter long and equipped with Class III instruments and 6 systems.

Terminal 1 is dedicated to domestic Iraqi airlines, and Terminal 2 is used for all international flights of international airlines. Terminal 2 is located on the east side of the airport, with supporting projects such as tarmac and parking lot in front of the building. The total throughput of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 is one of the busiest airports in the world and one of the busiest airports in the Middle East. However, since the outbreak of the Iran-Iraq War, international flights have been greatly reduced, and only a small number of international flights from Arab countries have arrived.

At this time, a signal was received in Terminal 2 of Baghdad International Airport. A Boeing passenger plane from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, flying from Riyadh to Belgium, had a mechanical failure and requested a landing at Baghdad International Airport.

The Saudi Boeing aircraft was in urgent contact with the Baghdad International Airport Command and Dispatch Office at the evening of the same day and requested a landing. Hearing the signal, the dispatchers were surprised because they had not received any notice of the flight in advance. At this time, the pilot of the aircraft used radio to report anxiously that the plane was flying from Riyadh, and there were passengers on board. The plane's hydraulic system had malfunctioned, so he requested landing and repair.

However, while the Boeing was about to land, another ASF aircraft from Nasirier suddenly appeared above the airport. The pilot urgently called the dispatcher at the international airport, claiming that the aircraft fuel tank was broken and it needed to land urgently. The hoarse and anxious voice suddenly made the dispatchers nervous.

The dispatching officials immediately asked their superiors for instructions, and soon the Iraqi superiors ordered Boeing to land, while the military transport plane changed to the Ozautedo military airport near Baghdad!
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