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  Perceptions By Rabbi Pinchas Winston To Dedicate an Article  click here Parshas Vayigash Lasting Impressions   Friday Night SOME TIME AGO during the first Persian Gulf War, a major American magazine interviewed Saddam Hussein. Curious, I read the article and was surprised to read a few things. First, I was really surprised to read that Hussein believed he was the reincarnation of Nebuchadnezzar. I mean, where did he get that idea from? Second, I was amazed that the Iraqis observe Asarah b’Teves as well. The “only” difference is that while we’re fasting and saying Selichos , they are celebrating what we are mourning. I guess I shouldn’t be so surprised. I just sort of thought that everyone has since done teshuvah , and that Nebuchadnezzar’s war against the Jews is today considered a blemish on Babylonian history by modern day Iraqis. Silly , isn’t it, especially since Hussein