Originally posted by: sandorski
There should be a distinction between Saddam Hussien and the Baath Party. The Baath Party is quite widespread in the Muslim world and doesn't endorse the methods employed by Saddam Hussein, Saddam used Josef Stalin as an inspiration for his governing style/philosophy, not the Baath Party. The Baath Party is primarily concerned with Uniting the Muslim world into a kind of United States configuration(not necessarily with same Liberties and what not, more of a territorial and political unity).
Here's a little write up on it.
Here's the Official website(afaik) This link works, but I was unable to get into the English(or any non-Arabic) sections, Google also seems to lack the proper Translator. I assume it's the "Official" website.
I'm not a Baathist, I just don't think guilt by association is a good reasonable way to form opinion.