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Trump Might Learn From Saddam Hussein's Skipping Of Intelligence Briefings

Trump Might Learn From Saddam Hussein's Skipping Of Intelligence Briefings

Former CIA analyst John Nixon, author of Debriefing the President: The Interrogation of Saddam Hussein, interrogated Saddam Hussein after his capture. He tells NPR's Scott Simon that he's not an apologist for Hussein, but he did come away with grudging respect for the man.

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