‘At my first meeting with Saddam Hussein, within 30 seconds, he knew two things about me,’ says FBI interrogator

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March 14, 2023

Peter Bergen interviewed George Piro, the FBI agent who interrogated Saddam Hussein, about the Iraq war, his new book, and other subjects for CNN.

As the 20th anniversary of the start of the Iraq War approaches, I spoke to Piro about what some consider the most successful interrogation in FBI history and the aftershocks of the US invasion of Iraq, which are still being felt today.

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