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Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein Resilience In this prequel to PrintzAt the start of 1991, eleven year old Ali Fadhil was consumed by his love for soccer, video games, and American television shows. Then, on January 17, Iraqs dictator, Saddam Hussein, went to war with thirty four nations led by the United States. Over the next forty three days, Ali and his family survived bombings, food shortages, and constant fear. Ali and his brothers played soccer on the abandoned streets of their Basra neighborhood, wondering when