Saddam Hussein and the Planet of the Apes

Saddam Hussein and the Planet of the Apes
By Gabriele Zamparini

Forget Harry Potter, The Lord of the Rings and Godzilla. More thrilling than Psycho, more fascinating than King Kong and more intriguing than Citizen Kane, I’m excited to announce my new movie: Saddam Hussein and the Planet of the Apes.

I must confess I have been thinking of this new film for a long while but only recently I was able to resolve my initial hesitation after reading about two new captivating books on Saddam Hussein.

The Coming of the Reichchild, is “an epic story by author J.P. de Sales about the life of Saddam Hussein, proffered as the illegitimate son of Adolf Hitler (…) a visceral, highly visual historical novel that deftly weaves fact with fiction to revel the chilling, all-too-plausible roots of the Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein”.

After so many lies, half-truths and suspicions, the truth finally is here for all to read. Christmas is approaching and thinking of all those gifts to buy may push us on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Make your life easier and add The Coming of the Reichchild to your shopping list; books are always welcome under the Xmas’ tree.

Another excellent gift for your beloved ones, particularly suggested for academics, journalists and experts, is the just printed The Terrorist Watch by Ron Kessler. The New York Daily News wrote a brilliant review:

After confessing to slaughtering 180,000 Kurds and plotting to build a doomsday nuke, Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was so upset when his FBI interrogator left for home that he cried like a baby. FBI Special Agent George Piro whipped out two Cuban Cohibas - Saddam's favorite cigar - and they smoked on the patio behind his cell at Baghdad's airport. "When we were saying bye, he started to tear up," Piro recalled in the new book "The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack." (…) In more human moments, Saddam tried to hit on a "cute" American nurse. And despite praying and reading the Koran, he had a fondness for whiskey and cigars.”

Back to my new film, Saddam Hussein and the Planet of the Apes, it’s the story of a planet populated by evolved primates who can talk and even read. I think I have come out with the right story for the right audience this time. Coming soon in movie theatres worldwide.