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And in it, Mashadi confesses
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How to Become a Tyrant

And in it, Mashadi confesses to having plotted a coup or conspiracy against the Iraqi...

And in it, Mashadi confesses to having plotted a coup or conspiracy against the Iraqi leadership,
including Saddam Hussein

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And in it, Mashadi confesses
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to having plotted a coup or conspiracy
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against the Iraqi leadership, including Saddam Hussein.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:16
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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Movie Summary

Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
S01 • E05 And while many Libyans seem fine - How to Become a Tyrant 00:52
And while many Libyans seem fine
S01 • E02 Which, in truth, was entirely made up. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
Which, in truth, was entirely made up.
S01 • E01 Believe themselves to be the center of the universe, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Believe themselves to be the center of the universe,
S01 • E02 Saddam brought Mashadi's wife and daughters to the prison, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
Saddam brought Mashadi's wife and daughters to the pris...
S01 • E01 And this is very different from ordinary people. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
And this is very different from ordinary people.
S01 • E01 Maybe that's not such a bad thing. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:23
Maybe that's not such a bad thing.
S01 • E02 He could either sit there and watch - How to Become a Tyrant 00:10
He could either sit there and watch
S01 • E04 And from then on, Stalin produced his own history of the Communist Party, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:11
And from then on, Stalin produced his own history of the Com...
S01 • E02 Mashadi chose option two. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:16
Mashadi chose option two.
S01 • E04 But doctoring the past will only get you so far - How to Become a Tyrant 00:14
But doctoring the past will only get you so far
S01 • E01 In a perfect world, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
In a perfect world,
S01 • E05 On the first anniversary of the protests, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
On the first anniversary of the protests,
S01 • E04 One of the most powerful tools that any leader has - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
One of the most powerful tools that any leader has
S01 • E02 And then a member of the police dressed in plain clothes, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
And then a member of the police dressed in plain clothes,
S01 • E01 ...and looking for someone to blame. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:07
...and looking for someone to blame.
S01 • E01 The genius is understanding the nature of the resentment - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
The genius is understanding the nature of the resentment
S01 • E04 When you can actually shut down channels for information, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:14
When you can actually shut down channels for information,
S01 • E02 Some of these men are begging him, like, "Please, no, no." - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Some of these men are begging him, like, "Please, no, n...
S01 • E05 From this day forward, Gaddafi declares April 7th a national holiday. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:30
From this day forward, Gaddafi declares April 7th a national...
S01 • E01 And presenting yourself as the means to overcome that, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
And presenting yourself as the means to overcome that,