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Debriefing the president : the interrogation of Saddam Hussein / John Nixon.

Nixon, John (Middle East expert), (author.).

Summary:

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.

Record details

ISBN: 9780399575815
ISBN: 0399575812
Physical Description: 242 pages ; 24 cm
Publisher: New York : Blue Rider Press, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references.

Formatted Contents Note:

Prologue: unfinished business -- Holy shit, it's Saddam! -- Dare to be right -- Destination Baghdad -- Winging it -- Getting under Saddam's fingernails -- The Persian menace -- Turbans in politics -- Death to Shiites and Zionists -- Saddam blows his top -- Deep dive in the Oval Office -- Crosswise with the president -- In the shadow of his father -- The first draft of history -- Leaving with regrets -- Epilogue: a hanging in the middle of the night.