Oh the irony! We have a habit of doing this . . . . but hey, I'll not clutter the group with tons of cut and pastes - but if you Google on the terms "CIA Baath Party" you will find LOTS.
Here are a couple of links:
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How the CIA put the Baath in power
http://www.casi.org.uk/discuss/2000/msg01267.html
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Regime Change: How the CIA put Saddam's Party in Power
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/51/217.html
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Roger Morris. "A Tyrant 40 Years in the Making," New York Times, 14 March 2003
http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/bush/morris.htm