A fiveyear veteran of the agency at this point, he had previously spent his time at langley monitoring iraq in general, and saddam in particular. Books by saddam hussein author of zabiba and the king. The excia agent who interrogated saddam hussein bbc news. If you thought you had heard it all about saddam hussein more intriguing revelations are coming to light years after he was captured during an american military operation near tikrit. The operation was named after the 1984 film red dawn. The agency then helped him get to cairo, they said. One does not often get to read about the interrogation of a former leader of a country by an agent of another countrys intelligence agency. List of books and articles about saddam hussein online. Ladies and gentlemen, we got him, paul bremer, the civilian. The assassination was set for october 7, 1959, but was botched. I, maintained saddam, am the godfather of the iaec and i love the iaec.
Video image of captured former iraqi leader saddam hussein displayed at a news conference in baghdad sunday, dec. Saddam was captured by the us military in april 2003 after the military invaded iraq seeing him as a dictator and tyrant who would not budge from his hardline ways and was out to destroy iraq. A book that was hard to stop reading, not because i wanted to see how it ended saddam is captured. If you enjoyed the video,dont forget to leave a like and share it with your friends. When the shocking announcement of saddam husseins capture was made on december 14, 2003, it brought to a close one of the most intensive manhunts in history. The us was taking over its role as the predominant foreign power in the region. They had funded the baath party of which saddam hussein was a young member when it was in opposition. Saddam husseins most popular book is jak nakarmic dyktatora. The american soldiers who grieved for saddam hussein the. Standard fbi fd302 forms filed at the time were declassified and released in 2009 under a u. Cia agent reveal the truth about usa, uk relation with saddam.
The cia analyst charged with interviewing iraqs former strongman saddam hussein says the us got it wrong about the dictator and his intentions in the runup to the 2003 invasion of the. Saddam reportedly whined about treatment during capture. A cia agent who captured saddam hussein ten years ago has revealed that everything the us told the public about the former iraqi leader was a lie. In a captured audio tape, saddam said in a conversation of unknown date with tariq aziz and other unidentified senior officials. John nixons debriefing the president offers a must read tell all about saddam hussein and the war in iraq from the perspective of a cia analyst. Cia agent who grilled saddam hussein claims isis wouldnt be around if the dictator was still alive. The cia and saddam hussein the coup that brought the baath party to power in 1963 was celebrated by the united states. Britain had lost its primacy in the middle east with its failure to overthrow nasser in egypt during the suez crisis in 1956.
Us got it wrong about saddam hussein cia interrogator. No public records of the cia campaign are known to exist, and former u. Excia agent john nixon on interrogating saddam hussein. Cia interrogator pens book on iraqi dictators interrogations. The interrogation of saddam hussein, by john nixon, is published on december 29 by bantam press at. Saddam hussein perceived wrongly by the us, writes excia. Saddam hussein what the intelligence services knew was entirely wrong what us intelligence agencies knew about the former dictator saddam hussein was completely wrong, according to the cia agent. Most highlight saddam husseins ruthlessness as a dictator and the horrific combat of the war. Beginning in february 2004, the interrogation program, codenamed operation desert spider, was controlled by federal bureau of investigation agents. Cia files prove america helped saddam as he gassed iran. Saddam hussein perceived wrongly by the us, writes excia agent in new book. The curtain has now fallen on one of the worlds most ruthless and intriguing leaders.
More than a year before the invasion of iraq the cia devised a plan to use iraqi exile fighters to seize an air base and declare a revolt against saddam hussein in. John nixon had numerous conversations with the deposed leader and now says that america was critically mistaken about their intervention iraq in a number of ways. Operation red dawn was an american military operation conducted on december 2003 in the town of addawr, iraq, near tikrit, that led to the capture of iraqi president saddam hussein. Army staff sergeant eric maddox, the young soldier who had spearheaded the search, was among the few people not surprised by the news. Media caption john nixon says saddam hussein was the most secretive man he has ever met. The interrogation of saddam hussein began shortly after his december 2003 capture, while the deposed president of iraq was held at the united states camp cropper detention facility at baghdad international airport. Iraqs president saddam hussein has survived seven assassination attempts over the past 15 years, his intelligence chief says in a newlypublished book. After coalition forces captured saddam hussein in december 2003, john nixon, a senior leadership analyst with the central intelligence agency cia from 1998 to 2011, interrogated the former iraqi dictator. The road from saddam hussein to donald trump the new yorker. Iraqi president saddam hussein had handed over the reins of running the country to aides by the time he was captured by american troops, and he was spending his time writing a novel, according to a soontobe released book by the cia operative who interrogated him. While saddam was in beirut, the cia paid for saddams apartment and put him through a brief training course, former cia officials said.
Attempts to assassinate president saddam hussein that the first try was made in january 1969 and the latest early last. When the cia interrogated saddam hussein and found how wrong it was about him. Capturing saddam by eric maddox goodreads share book. When the cia interrogated saddam hussein and found how. A member of the baath party, he fled iraq after participating 1959 in an assassination attempt on the countrys prime minister. A military and strategic history goes far beyond these themes, taking a unique look at saddams decisionmaking throughout the war. Saddam hussein what the intelligence service knew was. Saddam wished to keep the iaec active and his scientists employed and continuing their research.
The article is based on a book by john nixons debriefing the president, it busts many myths around saddam hussein and a needless war. I have asked cia director george tenet to be responsible for the handling of the interrogation of saddam hussein, and he and his people will be the regulator over the interrogations. A cia agent who captured saddam hussein ten years ago has revealed that what the us told the public about the former iraqi leader was a lie. In a new book coming out this month, john nixon, a former cia officer who interrogated iraqi dictator saddam hussein after he was captured by coalition forces in december 2003, details his. Book says cia tried to provoke saddam to war world news. Returning to iraq in 1963 after the baathists briefly came to power, he played a significant role in the 1968 revolution that secured baath hegemony. When former iraqi president saddam hussein was captured in december 2003, the cia required a specialist who could identify and interrogate him. According to former cia officer robert baer, various rebel groups were attempting to oust hussein at the time.
Geopolitics saddam hussain, usa and the cia chronicles. This book is written as an autobiography in the first person, discussing the authors career up to and beyond the war in iraq. Saddam hussein perceived wrongly by the us, writes excia agent in new book an excia agent revealed in a book how the us got this and much more wrong about hussein and what he found out during conversations with him in the days after his capture by the us military. Nikola solicreuters london after studying him for five years for the cia, john nixon was the agent chosen to interrogate saddam hussein when the exiraqi president was captured by american.
Saddam then crossed into syria and was transferred by egyptian intelligence agents to beirut, according to darwish and former senior cia officials. Cia agent who grilled saddam hussein says us was wrong. The american soldiers who grieved for saddam hussein two books shed new light on the toppled dictators final daysand what the u. April 28, 1937 december 30, 2006, was the president of iraq from july 16, 1979, until april 9, 2003 as vice president under his cousin, general ahmed hassan albakr, saddam tightly controlled conflict between the government and the armed. Regime strategic intent central intelligence agency. The excia agent who interrogated saddam hussein nehanda. Into this frame, the author inserts his discussion of saddam hussein and. This book by john nixon, an analyst who interrogated saddam hussein, heavily criticizes the white house and the workings of the c. The authors used a treasure trove of original, iraqi documents some 600,000 captured during.
Saddam hussein should have been left to run iraq, says cia. The us got it wrong about saddam hussein and iraq, the cia analyst who interrogated the former dictator has said. Barzan tikriti, who is also hussein s brother, says in his book titled. View this collection of videos to view primary source videos from the time and hear from the commander of the battalion who captured saddam hussein, representative steve russell rok, and former. Normally, highvalue targets prefer to avoid capture for reasons of honour. Cia agent who grilled saddam hussein claims isis wouldnt. The capture of deposed iraq leader saddam hussein is, no doubt, a major victory for the united states and the coalition of the willing, chief among which is britain. John nixon, the cia analyst who interrogated saddam hussein after he was captured in 2003, says one of the surprising things he discovered in questioning the deposed iraqi dictator was that saddamwho was a sunni muslimbelieved that sunni islamic extremism was a greater threat to his regime than iran, the united states or his own nations shiite majority. Nixon revealed in his book how the us got this and much more wrong about hussein. The campaign had no apparent effect in toppling saddam husseins rule.
The detailed account of this interrogation is now available to the public in the form of a book, debriefing the president. Captured iraqi documents and intelligence interrogations of saddam hussein and two former. Adel darwish, a west asia expert and author of unholy babylon, said the move was done with full knowledge of the cia and that saddam husseins cia handler was an iraqi dentist working for the cia and egyptian intelligence. This book could have been overly technical and detailed and hard to. Saddam hussein as cia agent in iraq democratic underground. The mission was assigned to the 1st brigade combat team of the 4th infantry division, commanded by maj.
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