Belgian television program in two parts about Iraq and the Gulf in 1984. The first part discusses the history and state of the regime existing in Iraq. The program touches upon the cult of the leader, the Ba’ath party and its origins, the educational system, the separation of the church and the state in Iraq in opposition to the situation in Iran, the position and influence of Saddam Hussein, the history of Saddam's rise to power, the Kurdish war, the rupture with the Soviet Union, and the war with Iran. Contains interviews with Kendal Nezan, president of the Kurdish Institute of Paris. Part two of the program covers the Gulf countries and their oil situation in relation to the west.