Dec 19, 2016 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. Bush administrations approach to intelligence and policy in the buildup to the iraq war. The interrogation of saddam hussein, for the daily mail, nixon offered acrid criticism regarding bushs leadership, saying the former president heard only what he wanted to hear including that iraq had somehow been responsible for the attacks of september 11, 2001. Dec 18, 2016 this book by john nixon, an analyst who interrogated saddam hussein, heavily criticizes the white house and the workings of the c. Inside saddams interrogation national geographic youtube. Saddam hussein was placed in the hands of george piro. Dec 20, 2016 writing on his book, debriefing the president. The interrogation of saddam hussein doesnt suffer from this distracting contrast. National security archive electronic briefing book no. The interrogation of saddam hussein, nixon says that when he and his coworkers interrogated hussein, their views about him and his country took a 180degree turn.
In december 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, us military forces captured iraqi president. A small mention of how saddam was captured, and almost nothing on what saddam had said. The rest of the book is a memoir about the remainder of nixons time with the cia, coupled with some observations about how intelligence allegedly. Jan 05, 2017 in a new book, debriefing the president. Saddam hussein and his american guards rachel martin talks to author will bardenwerper about his book the prisoner in. Cia analyst john nixons grilling interrogation of saddam hussein left the dictator whining about scrapes as he gave up answers. Centering on the extensive interrogations of hussein while in u.
The first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of saddam hussein after his capture explains why preconceived ideas about the dictator led washington policymakers and the bush white house astray. You are going to fail saddams interrogation and the. 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. With no experience and with no other interrogator to oversee him, he fumble his way into his own style of interrogation detainees and thus begins to untangle to complex web of the insurgency, with its crown jewel. A few targeted questions from nixon whose book hits stores. A young fbi agent is selected to handle the interrogation of saddam hussein, but he doesnt let his youth get in the way. The interrogation of saddam hussein and us policy in iraq youtube. Saddam hussein overview saddam hussein biography human rights record alleged links with alqaeda timeline of alleged links with alqaeda alleged shredder capture interrogation trial execution books saddam husseins novels zabibah and the king the fortified castle men and the city begone, demons family hussein abid almajid subha tulfah al. He specialized in profiling world leaders for the cia and spent much of his career studying continue reading the interrogation of. Jan 04, 2017 the excia agent who interrogated saddam hussein. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, rendered electronically, and ordered as a printed book. This article cia agent who interrogated saddam hussein says america got it wrong is a free and open source. The interrogation of saddam hussein blue rider press, 2016, acted as both.
Saddam hussein, the late president of iraq, wrote four novels and a number of poems. The excia agent who interrogated saddam hussein bbc. Debriefing the president details the cias interrogation of. Jan 01, 2016 in his book debriefing the president, john nixon describes his role as a cia analyst who was sent to iraq to debrief saddam hussein following his capture. The interrogation of saddam hussein began shortly after his december 2003 capture, while the. Having studied saddam hussein for several years prior to the war in iraq, nixon became the cias choice to interview the suspect to ensure that the man captured was in fact the iraqi president. But the book s most striking feature is the picture it draws of the circumstances that led to the decision to go to war. The interrogation of saddam hussein the national interest. At the same time, writes joe devanny, nixon excoriates the george w. Edited by joyce battle assisted by brendan mcquade.
The interrogation of saddam hussein, john nixon tells the fascinating story of saddam husseins capture and interrogation. A riveting, revealing and newsmaking account of the cias interrogation of saddam, written by the cia agent who conducted the questioning. John nixon, author of the new book, debriefing the president. Beginning in february 2004, the interrogation program, codenamed operation desert spider, was controlled by federal bureau of investigation agents. Standard fbi fd302 forms filed at the time were declassified and released in 2009 under a u. The first two books zabibah and the king and the fortified castle were written by he who wrote it, a traditional way in arabic writing to preserve anonymity. Excia agent john nixon on interrogating saddam hussein. 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. Beset by bodydouble rumors and false alarms during a ninemonth search, the b. 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. John nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of americas most enigmatic enemy. In the final chapters of the book, nixon gives his unvarnished view of the cia. Just weeks after being pulled from a hole in the ground by u.
In december 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, us military forces captured iraqi president saddam hussein near his hometown of tikrit. Saddam hussein and his american guards rachel martin talks to author will bardenwerper about his book the prisoner in his palace. Cia agent who interrogated saddam hussein says america got it. Nixon talks about his time spent working for the cia and with saddam hussein. I used to watch saddam hussein on tv in the evenings when i lived in kuwait during the iraqiran war so this book was of great interest to me. Nixon discussed this in his new bookdebriefing the president. The interrogation of saddam hussein ebook download free. Nixons book is likely to be a main source of information about saddam hussein following his capture and prior to his execution three years later. Cia agent who grilled saddam hussein says us was wrong about. This book is written as an autobiography in the first person, discussing the authors career up to and beyond the war in iraq. This week, the cipher briefs executive producer and reporter leone lakhani speaks to john nixon, author of debriefing the president. It begins with a lot of focus on the agent itself and its background, and the debriefing process itself.
May 10, 2010 a young fbi agent is selected to handle the interrogation of saddam hussein, but he doesnt let his youth get in the way. Iraq, in december 2003 was indeed saddam hussein, he knew what physical. Jan 05, 2017 as even its title makes clear, john nixons fascinating new book debriefing the president. The interrogation of saddam hussein book online at best prices in india on. The interrogation of saddam hussein blue rider press. The interrogation of saddam hussein english edition ebook. Jan 19, 2017 nixon discussed this in his new bookdebriefing the president. The operation was named after the 1984 film red dawn.
Debriefing the president documents john nixons experience as the first cia officer to interrogate saddam hussein following his capture by u. The interrogation of saddam hussein, former cia senior analyst john nixon gives new details into the interrogation of the former iraqi dictator. Dec 27, 2016 intended initially as a memoir of the authors personal interrogation of saddam after his capture, the book broadens into a critique of us intelligence failings and what happens when intelligence agencies try too hard to please their political masters. John nixon, middle east expert in december 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, us military forces captured iraqi president saddam hussein near his hometown of tikrit. As even its title makes clear, john nixons fascinating new book debriefing the president. Saddam hussein overview saddam hussein biography human rights record alleged links with alqaeda timeline of alleged links with alqaeda alleged shredder capture interrogation trial execution books saddam hussein s novels zabibah and the king the fortified castle men and the city begone, demons family hussein abid almajid subha tulfah al. Dec 17, 2016 in his book, debriefing the president. Intended initially as a memoir of the authors personal interrogation of saddam after his capture, the book broadens into a critique of us intelligence failings and what happens when intelligence agencies try too hard to please their political masters. The second part of the book is the real meat of the book, as you get a front row view of the interrogation of saddam hussein. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read debriefing the president. In december 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressi.
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