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On the two year anniversary of Saddam's execution, WCPN interviews Michael Scharf. Listen Now>
Gulf News, book review of "Enemy of the State," October 24, 2008, at p. 24
"When Saddam was being tried in Baghdad, no one needed to issue orders for a curfew, as the people remained at home, their eyes glued to the televisions.
'Enemy of the State,' a book authored by Newton and Scharf, has the same effect on readers. The book is a chronicle of the trial and a behind-the-scenes account of its goings-on - where the phrase 'one of the most important chaotic trials in history' seems to become an understatement." Read more>
Watch Michael Newton on WSMV 4 News with Dennis Ferrier
Watch the “Enemy of the State” Panel Discussion
Listen to an interview with Newton and Scharf discuss their book and the Saddam trial on PRI "The World", July 16, 2008. (mp3 file)
Listen to the authors read excerpts from the book.
Audio A selection of readings and interviews with Michael Newton and Michael Scharf.
Book Readings Listen to Michael Scharf reading from Enemy of the State
Listen to Michael Newton reading from Enemy of the State
Interviews discussing Enemy of the State and the Saddam Hussein trial Trapper Jack Morning Show, WDOK Radio, December 8, 2008
WKSU News, “More than a witness to history: Michael Scharf helps shape trials ranging from Saddam to the Khmer Rouge ,” Michael Scharf, November 25, 2008
The Leonard Lopate Show, “Saddam Hussein’s Trial ,” Michael Newton, November 18, 2008
KYW Newsradio 1060 with Larry Kane, “Foreign Policy Challenges ,” Michael Newton, October 19th, 2008
PRI “The World,” “Saddam’s Final Chapter ,” Michael Scharf and Michael Newton, July 16, 2008
Listen to Michael Scharf’s speech at the City Club of Cleveland, “The Saddam Show, a Messy Trial, a Botched Execution, What’s Next? January 2007
Newton discusses the Saddam Hussein trial on Encounter on Voice of America News Now
NPR, “All Things Considered ,” Michael Scharf, December 30, 2006
NPR, “Talk of the Nation ,” Michael Scharf, December 26, 2005
NPR, “Morning Edition ,” Michael Scharf, November 28, 2005
NPR, “Morning Edition ,” Michael Scharf, October 18, 2005
Democracy Now, “Justice in Baghdad? A Debate Between Saddam’s UK Lawyer and a US Attorney Who Helped Create Legal System in Occupied Iraq ,” December 15, 2004
Related Interviews discussing other war crimes and trials PRI “The World,” “Bin Laden and U.S. foreign policy ,” Michael Scharf, October 9, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio, “Karadzic Trial a Test for War Crimes Tribunal ,” Michael Scharf, July 30, 2008
PRI “The World,” “A Call for Charges Against Sudan ,” Michael Scharf, June 5, 2008
Voice of America, “US Professors and Students Laid Groundwork for Charles Taylor Trial ,“ Michael Scharf, July 12, 2007
Voice of America, Michael Newton on the Charles Taylor trial as well as Saddam, June 4, 2007