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Answer to the clickbait: > At my first meeting with Saddam, within 30 seconds, he knew two things about me. I told him my name was George Piro and that I was i
by huijzer 4y ago
Answer to the clickbait:
> At my first meeting with Saddam, within 30 seconds, he knew two things about me. I told him my name was George Piro and that I was in charge, and he immediately said, “You’re Lebanese.” I told him my parents were Lebanese, and then he said, “You’re Christian.” I asked him if that was a problem, and he said absolutely not. He loved the Lebanese people. Lebanese people loved him. And I was like, “Well, great. We’re going to get along wonderfully.” (Saddam was a Sunni Muslim, while most Iraqis are Shia Muslims.)
- jmclnx 4y agoBut a lot more information than the "click bait". Worth a read.
- lucumo 4y agoBit of an underwhelming answer to a headline question. You'd think there were some deeper insight. Is that really the most interesting tidbit the headline writer could tease from the article?
- cableshaft 4y agoI thought it was an a quite interesting article overall, and read the whole thing. Talked about Saddam's published book, his dislike of Bin Laden, him seeing on his birthday (on TV) how Iraqis really thought about him on his birthday when they weren't forced to celebrate it, and how the FBI were the only ones who acknowledged it at all (in part to build rapport), by bringing him homemade cookies, how Saddam at one point was tasked with assassinating someone, failed, and had to flee Iraq for several years before returning (before he became President), etc.