The end was not pretty for Saddam Hussein.
On Dec. 13, 2003, U.S. special-ops soldiers dragged a haggard, white-bearded man from a spider hole in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq.
Before his captors could inform President George W. Bush that one of the largest manhunts in U.S. military history had ended in victory, the prisoner’s identity needed confirmation.
Enter CIA analyst John Nixon.
“Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein” is Nixon’s account of his work as the first U.S. inquisitor to confront the brutal dictator with the hard questions.
Nixon, like Saddam, was in a tough spot. In the wake of 9/11, the U.S. went to war and targeted the murderous dictator accused of harboring weapons of mass destruction — and evil intent.
Nixon, armed with a specialized knowledge of Saddam, was able to identify the Iraqi strongman by an old scar, a bullet wound and two tribal tattoos.
A few targeted questions from Nixon — whose book hits stores Dec. 27 — eventually sealed the deal.
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WNU Editor: The capture and execution of Saddam Hussein feels like it happen eons ago .... but in fact it happened only a decade ago.
2 comments:
The CIA creatith, and they taketh away.
Our whole history with this despot stinks.
The book below is a good read on the Subject of Hussein's trial and execution.
https://www.amazon.com/Trial-Saddam-Hussein-Abdul-Haq-Al-Ani/dp/0932863582
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