Why Hussein sees history on his side; Profilers say the Iraqi leader is no savvy chess player, but is buoyed by a sense of destiny.(WORLD)

The Christian Science Monitor | February 6, 2003 | Copyright

Byline: Scott Peterson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor

AMMAN, JORDAN -- Gambling yet again with his rule, his life, and the fate of one of the most powerful nations in the Middle East, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein appears unfazed by the rising pressure brought to bear by the United States.

Almost nightly on Iraqi television Mr. Hussein calmly waves a Cuban cigar, exhorts his generals to prepare for war, and denies the existence of weapons of mass destruction.

Hussein is an inveterate survivor. Longtime Hussein watchers say hopeless ...

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