Controversy
There has been some controversy regarding works of this author, though ultimately the plagiarism suit filed by Friederike Monika Adsani was dismissed in court by Southern District Judge Denise Cote in 1996. Adsani's claims were declared immaterial, resulting in the district judge's decision to order Adsani to cover Sasson's attorney's fees. Adsani appealed the case in 1997, though Circuit Judges Oakes and Parker and District Judge Nickerson "affirm the order of the district court requiring Adsani to post a bond of $35,000" to cover Sasson's legal expenses.
In 2003, Sasson published her book "Mayada". This book is about the supposed account of an Iraqi woman oppressed by Saddam’s regime. Gillian Whitlock in Soft Weapons, used this book as a prime example of “propaganda generated through the veiled best-seller,” which proved useful in “naturalizing aggressive military strategy as a benevolent intervention.” During Jean Sasson’s promotional tour for the book, Whitlock added, she even personally “attested to the sight of advanced weaponry . . . in Iraq” and “assure the American public that loyal Iraqis enthusiastically welcome occupying American troops as a liberating force.”
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