The Fate of Saddam Hussein
Saddam Hussein Trail
The fate
of
Saddam Hussein is currently a hot topic worldwide. The
trial against him began on 19th of October 2005 and in this
article we will analyze his fate and destiny, according to
Vedic Astrology.
Here are the birth details for Saddam Hussein:
He was born in Tikrit, near Baghdad on 28th of April 1937
at 8.15 in the morning. With this information in hand, we
have had to verify the events in the
life of Saddam Hussein.
As not much authentic biographical material is available on
Saddam, we have to rely on what is available through the western
media, which obviously is colored and biased.
We believe that his date of birth is correct, but we are not so sure of his time of birth.
Saddam was born when Gemini was rising at the eastern horizon,
giving him a Gemini Ascendant. The dictator in him immediately
catches the eye of an astrologer. This is justified as his
Ascendant Lord, Mercury, though a soft planet, is placed in
the 12th house at the Rahu-Ketu axis and is influenced by
as many as six planets, namely Rahu, Ketu, Mars, Saturn, Moon
and Jupiter. Four planet are clearly malefic, making him a
cruel and ruthless leader. Even his Moon and Jupiter are aiding
and abetting in this cause, as both are debilitated and poorly
placed in the 6th and 8th houses respectively. The five planets
on the 6th/12th axis declare his character more loudly. He
has survived many battles in his life very dramatically --
and nowadays he is fighting a legal battle in the court.
Will he survive this time is the million-dollar question
and we are trying to find out a possible answer with the help
of Astrology.
Gemini rising also shows his interest in his famous doubles.
He is an enigma and dilemma at the same time. Reading his
mind is quite tough task even for an astrologer. Against his
opponents he is ruthless and he can crush them with all ease.
For
first six years of his life he was passing through
the dasha of Saturn that is placed in the 10th house associated
with exalted venus and aspected by debilitated Rahu. During
these years he lost his father even 5 months before his birth.
His 12 year old brother also died of cancer shortly afterward
his father's death and before Saddam was born. He had to suffer
in hands of stepfather who used to beat him cruelly. He was
born when Saturn-Mars was running and he was born to a mother
who was severely depressed as during pregnancy as she had
lost her husband and a son.
He was born as an unwanted
child as his mother even tried to kill herself and
abort the child. In these kind of circumstanced a dictator
was born who is a fighter to the core no matter how strong
the opposition is. Look at the position of retrograde Mars
with the debilitated moon, the karaka for mother.
In the dasha of Saturn-Rahu he was sent to his maternal uncle and in Saturn-Jupiter his mother remarried and he gained three half brothers through this marriage. Look at the position of Jupiter, who placed 3rd from Moon, the house of brothers and sisters.
In the dasha of Mercury he returned to his maternal uncle
and attended nationalistic school and at 20 he joined the
baa'th party. His maternal uncle was the supporter of that
party and his influence on Saddam was very evident. It was
a phase of varied kind of learning for Saddam. He was very
vocal and actively involved in party politics. This all can
be very well justified in the dasha of Mercury, who is his
lagna lord and known for media, publicity and intense networking.
Ketu's dasha was running from 1960 to 1967, and it was very turbulent time in the life of Saddam.
Threat of life loomed large on Saddam during this dasha as always associated with Ketu. During the dasha of Ketu Saddam took part in the attempted assassination of the then Prime minister Qassim. He was shot in leg during that coup and had to flee to Syria and later to Egypt. He was sentenced to death for taking part in that coup. In exile in Egypt he studied Law at Cairo University.
Saddam returned to Iraq in 1964 but was arrested and imprisoned. All those events in Ketu dasha made Saddam tough and mature as a political figure.
He escaped from jail in 1967 when he had entered into the dasha of Venus placed in his 10th house of power and position. Within a year of time when baa'thist returned to power
he became vice president of Iraq. His success story started from here onwards. During the Venus dasha he was appointed the general of Iraqi army in 1967.His power was increasing day by day and he formally came to power in 1979.
In this dasha he became the most ruthless ruler of his times. In the fits of ego and power he involved in Iran-Iraq war. One can easily see why the second half of Venus dasha was bad for him but still he managed to survive and continue to rule the nation. But he caused the immense destruction of human lives and as well as of wealth during the second half of Venus. This can be justified by the position of Mercury and Ketu in Taurus which is severely afflicted by Mars,Rahu and Saturn and also by Jupiter.
In the Dasha of Sun, which was placed exalted
in the 11th house of gains and supremacy he invaded Kuwait.
As the Sun is exalted but hemmed in between malefic he miscalculated
his power and moves and lost the war against U.S. And it's
allies. This all happened in the dasha of Sun.
His Moon dasha has been running since 1993 to next
10 years. This was one of the worst phase in his
life as Moon is placed in 6th house, the house of enemies
and problems. He was suffering humiliation in the hands of
U.S and it's allies. The only good thing was that he managed
to survive his presidency of Iraq. In the fag end of this
dasha U.S. and allies for allegedly possessing weapons of
mass destruction again attacked him.
Though nothing horrible as WMD's was found in Iraq, U.S. And
it' allies were successful in dethroning and humiliating him.
For the ruler of any kind this is nothing else but a kind
of death. This all has been happening as his Mars dasha has
been started in early 2003 and this time he had to relinquish
his throne and had to flee and hide at unknown locations.
He was captured after few months on 14th December
2003. Still he is in the dasha of Mars and the task
before us is to analyze his future in this dasha. The question
looming large whether he will survive or will the court sentence
him to death.
Being a worst malefic for Gemini Ascendant Mars is entitled
to produce worst kind of suffering, humiliation and death
like situations which Mars is giving since it's beginning
in early 2003. I wish to present here a similar kind of horoscope.
This is the horoscope of Z. A. Bhutto, the
former Prime Minister of Pakistan who was executed for murder
charges, quite similar to Saddam Hussein who also has been
facing trial for murder charges.
Quite interestingly this horoscope also has Gemini Ascendant
and Mars in 6th house. Rahu-Ketu axis also running through
the 6th / 12th house. Saddam Hussein was executed for murder
in 1979 when he was passing through the dasha of Saturn-Mars.
In Bhutto's case Saturn was badly placed
then Saddam Hussein. Saddam Hussein is passing through the
dasha of Mars-Saturn, but his Mars is strongly placed then
Z. A. Bhutto. I sincerely argue here that he has better chances
of surviving death then Bhutto. Though whole of mars dasha
slated to give him suffering, humiliation and death like situations
he still can manage to survive execution, unlike Bhutto. Look
at the horoscope of Bhutto where Mars was afflicted by Saturn
and Ketu and Saturn was reducing his longevity by being 8th
lord and placed with Mars and Ketu in an inimical sign, wherein
the case of Saddam Mars is quite strongly placed and his Saturn
is placed in 10th house giving him lot longer life then Bhutto.
We also intend to analyze the horoscope when the trial
began. Scorpio rising in Baghdad at the time of trial.
The Lagna lord though placed in 6th house in his own house
with 9th lord Moon but aspected by Sun,Jupiter,and Mercury
and also his worst enemy Saturn.
This seems to be
a win-win situation for Mars and despite tough legal
battle ahead Mars (in this case Saddam) may survive this time
also. The association of Mars with Moon is showing that fate
is on Saddam's side and helping him in the longer run. Saddam
here is represented by Ascendant and 6th house and his enemies
are represented by 7th house and 12th (6th from 7th) house.
If we examine the strength of both the sides, balance
again hangs in the favour of the former Iraqi President. Though
the ascendant is weak as a benefic planet Venus is there,
making Saddam a soft target,but retrograde Mars and Moon adding
strength to Saddam and preparing him to a longer and tough
battle. The 7th house is empty and showing the emptiness of
principles on his enemies part,though here again the 12th
house(6th from 7th ) has Sun, Jupiter and Mercury showing
Saddam's enemies inability to use Law as their weapon. What
they are considering their weapon may prove out to be their
handicappedness.
I have also made a comprehensive study of Kot Chakras for
Saddam Hussein. I have prepared three Kot chakras for Saddam
for three different timings. These are based on three timing
of Gulf War-I , Gulf War-II, and the Trial of Saddam . I must
add here that I again find him to elude the death through
execution.
Saddam has been eluding death for many years.
He may also elude execution this time. Let the God decide what is right for Saddam Hussein.
Article by
Acharya Vasudev
