Debriefing the president : the interrogation of Saddam Hussein
Nixon, John (Middle East expert)2016
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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. Beset by body-double rumours and false alarms during a nine-month search, the Bush administration needed positive identification of the prisoner before it could make the announcement that would rocket around the world. At the time, John Nixon was a senior CIA leadership analyst who had spent years studying the Iraqi dictator. Called upon to make the official ID, Nixon looked for telltale scars and tribal tattoos and asked Hussein a list of questions only he could answer. The man was indeed Saddam Hussein, but as Nixon learned in the ensuing weeks, both he and America had greatly misunderstood just who Saddam Hussein really was. 'Debriefing the President' presents a candid portrait of one of our era's most notorious strongmen.
Main title:
Author:
Nixon, John (Middle East expert), author
Imprint:
London : Bantam Press, 2016.
Collation:
239 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9780593077788 (hbk)
Dewey class:
956.70443327.1273956.7956.7044327.127.3
LC class:
DS79.66.H87
Language:
English
Subject:
Hussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 -- ImprisonmentHussein, Saddam, 1937-2006 -- Last yearsNixon, John (Middle East expert)United States. Central Intelligence AgencyHussein, Saddam, 1937-2006Nixon, JohnQuestioning -- United StatesPolitics and GovernmentUnited States -- Politics and government -- 2001-2009War on Terrorism, 2001-2009United States -- Foreign relations -- 2001-2009Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1991-2003Politics and GovernmentIraq -- Politics and governmentHistoryIraq -- History
BRN:
1560242