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    Documents Show Saddam Bluffed on WMD's out of Fear of Iran

    Saddam Hussein was captured in his underground hiding place in December, 2003. For months afterward, he was interrogated by the FBI. Now transcripts of those interviews have been released under the Freedom of Information Act.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Saddam Hussein was captured in his underground hiding place in December, 2003. For months afterward, he was interrogated by the FBI. Now transcripts of those interviews have been released under the Freedom of Information Act. James Gordon Meek has reported on them in a four-part series for "The Mouth of the Potomac," the blog of the Washington Bureau of the New York Daily News.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      James Gordon Meek

      Washington Correspondent, New York Daily News

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    3 of 3
    Human Rights, the Law and the Ongoing Threat of Terror
    1. 0:00US Military Launches Offensive in Afghanistan
    2. 7:37Human Rights, the Law and the Ongoing Threat of Terror
    3. 44:15Documents Show Saddam Bluffed on WMD's out of Fear of IranYou’re reading this
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