George Piro

George Piro

George Piro is an agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The television show 60 Minutes revealed in January 2008 that he had secretly gained the confidence of Saddam Hussein while Hussein was imprisoned after the second war in Iraq. [cite web | last = Pelley | first = Scott | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Interrogator Shares Saddam's Confessions | work = | publisher = CBS News | date = 2008-01-27 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/60minutes/main3749494.shtml| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-02-08 ] During conversations with the former dictator, Piro reported that Hussein had not expected a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Piro speaks Arabic and Assyrian fluently. [cite web
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* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/25/AR2008012503052.html?hpid=sec-world FBI Agent: Hussein Didn't Expect Invasion]
*YouTube|id=1n9S82a_W0I|title=Saddam Hussein Pretended to have WMD's Part 1 of 3

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