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Although there are so many names in this book i struggled to keep straight, latif yahia does a good job of painting a picture of the horrors of life in saddams iraq. Official youtube of latif yahia show author of the devils double and the black hole. He has also written a fourth book the hangman of abu grahib yet to be published. The black hole, this book is a sequel to the devils double, the black hole has been banned in irish and american book shops. Latif yahia the black hole,the real story how the cia destroyed latif yahias life,author of i was saddams son and the devils double after his escape to the west reveals the role of the american cia paperback 20 nov. Jul 26, 2015 latif yahia,the devils double,the black hole,ed bradley from 60 minutes.
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