Saddam decides the threat of Islamic fundamentalism must be controlled before it's too late, even if that requires war.

As Kuwait's upsurge in oil output challenges Iraqi prosperity, a family lunch reveals fractures in Saddam's household.

As a Day of Days celebration arrives, a worried Hussein and his brother cross the border to take diplomatic asylum in Jordan.

As Bush declares 'the day of liberation is near', Saddam instructs most of his family to flee to Syria.