Fall State Night 1001

Book Title: Second Last-Second Saddam

Author: Rommy Fibri and Ahmad Taufik

Publisher: Center for Data Analysis and Business, Jakarta

Mold: I, 2008

Bold: xii + 191 pages

This is the book of photographs of a bloody war most - at the same time, including the attention of people in the vault of heaven - on the horizon in the new millennium. Two journalists MBM Tempo, Rommy Fibri and Ahmad Taufik hunt segepok events and the fall of the Saddam Hussain regime and the dissolved lantaknya land diinvasi Iraq after the United States and sekutunya. Both journalists reportase make it wet, which detailed events in the treated vessel pet and baby bonding events diudar with strong bertopang historical perspective.

He basahnya, as readers sometimes see with their own eyes the head of the events told in this book. Reportase opened with a statue of Saddam robohnya happenings and dipungkasi procession and the chronology of the execution of Saddam, this book reveal virtually intact portrait of Iraq once the conflict in the social life of the missile sizzle dikoyak it.

War in Iraq, or more precisely penaklukkan Iraq can be said that as a victory absurditas bring down the favorite on human dignity. With the absurd reason, up to now has not proven that Iraq has weapons of mass destruction, U.S. troops jumawa precipitate military power to gag Saddam over tergoyahkan a decade of almost 2.5. Authoritarian regime that stands in the heart of the Arab bewildered, but not the orderly didekap. State thousand one night this seemed immersed in the internal conflict facing hadapkan-Syiah and Sunni groups to lift the arms!

The most lyrical moments, when Rommy Fibri told the fall of the Iraqi disimbolisasi with robohnya Saddam Hussein statue in the crossroad Firdaws, Baghdad, 9 April 2003. When it merangsek U.S. troops to Baghdad from all directions. Afterwards the U.S. troops have controlled the city, precisely in Firdaws Square, the heart of Baghdad. Dozens of mujahidin (militia), the last defense of the Republic of the Garda, have been off weapons, sign the surrender.

American soldiers entered Baghdad as heroes. Population-mengelu brought elukannya breathe freedom. Saddam statue in the middle of the city dirobohkan want, but empty hands clearly not afford. Tonight, only to topple Saddam statue, U.S. soldiers should hand down. With a rope tied to the neck and withdrawn with armored vehicles coated steel personnel carrier (APC), the statue was felled. Ironic!

And, with a sad, Rommy - Indonesian journalist who first entered Iraq in 2003 - wrote: I do not know how I'm feeling at that time, because I believe the''honeymoon''is aged only temporarily. Soon, residents of Baghdad will be aware what it means''occupied''United States, although this time they feel the middle''freed from Saddam''(hlm. 7).

Anxiety that has proved recently. In fact, until now America still stand and park planning team in Iraq until 2011. Plan a trigger tens of thousands of Baghdad residents - most of the ulama supporting Muqtada Sadr - berdemo (18/10/2008) request the United States hengkang from Iraq.

In Muslim countries such as Indonesia, Saddam prominent as the icon of resistance against the West, wabil particular the United States. However, two experienced journalists covering the conflict in the region this menajamkan not want to forget the views of the whole figure of a Saddam, including the superseded the less tapped. So, Rommy Fibri to go to Iraq to North touch Halabja. Here's where, monuments keberingasan Saddam regime can be witnessed. During the power, Saddam regime quell Kurdish people using chemical weapons such as napalm bomb. This is because the regime of Saddam Baath Party was desperate against the gerilyawan the Kurdish militant.

After some investigation, it militansi Kurdish tribe that is not separated from the forging of nature that is hard. Understandably, the land that they diami range extends from the Zagros Mountains, Taurus, Pontus, to the Amanus. -Continue to pursue, be pursued by the political authorities in Baghdad, the Kurdish nomaden grow into a strong and able to survive in difficult areas (hlm. 97-98). Just imagine, a Kurdish called Shinroe Damarkhan at the age of 70 years can still ride down the mountain dikawani 20s sheep tailed the day with only eat leaves. From the position always be pursued, pursue, now Kurdish tribes menapak to shoot when the power of Iraq Jalal Talabani elected as Iraqi president in early 2005.

Reportase this is done by collecting Rommy chip for the chip from the fact the primary source, although not forget the ordinary citizens are selective. Consequently, we can get the report and a rich perspective of life. And, this is also when he made a visit to An Najaf, Kufa and Karbala - a location that always reminds people of Syiah proposition bloody tragedy 1300 years ago. Syiah the digencet soundly in the time Saddam, now appears as one of the main power in Iraqi politics.

Meanwhile, Ahmad Taufik mengudar Iraq menggelarpemilu the middle - that determines the political process of Iraq at this time. The From this, can be seen that the citizens of Iraq quite enthusiastic to distribute political rights, proved in the general election, the first post-Saddam this, 72 percent of residents following the polling. And, counter-torn Iraqi political parties to switch to the Serious Syiah under the influence of theologian kharismatik, Ayatullah Ali al-Sistani. I pitched Kurdish, Sunni exceeded Party. A very normal repositioning that, when the ruler of the old trees, then the party penerusnya or packing diacuhkan often by the people. In the glasses positive, the election is to contribute to the growth of the tradition will field a new power struggle that some more, routine, and nirkekerasan.

In the end, Saddam Hussein disclosed travel from court to death execution. This is the story of the most grievous of Tikrit relayed a male lion. Saddam is so super since the young, must end his life at the gallows on 30 December 2006. Some versions of states, Saddam pick one's fate with the gallant brave. At least the impression that caught mare television network CNN and the BBC broadcast, died before the gallows, Saddam said,''This is the end of life. I initiated as partisan, because death is not menakutkanku''(hlm. 178).

This book will add to our understanding of the piece of the history of Iraq between 2003-2005. However, there are two shortcomings of this book. First, the two journalists is not too heated to strip the impact of war on the life of civilians - they are always the first to be defeated by a political upheaval and war. Indeed, there are two chapters, namely, the attacks''and''and''Victims Testimony from the Hotel Palestine''which recounts the efforts runyamnya civilians, including journalists, who terhimpit in the battlefield. However, two of this chapter is not convincing my terror and respect the impact damage from a war that kill millions of Iraqi civilians.

Second, this book is published 3-5 years after the event or reportase done. Will be very original, if this book was published not too far from the reportase, so that all the facts and analysis expressed does not fall into justification. Rommy Fibri anxiety, for example, when the satirical behavior when Baghdad residents topple Saddam statue (2003) will have more written in the years when it also. However, not the students, because readers with a motley pride in stories that sustain this book. (*)

Moh Samsul Arifin, a member of Book and Film Club SCTV


Source: Jawa Pos, 16 November 2008