Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein. As even its title makes clear, john nixons fascinating new book debriefing the president. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. While the book discusses the various interrogation sessions and the information gleaned from those discussions, there are much larger underlying themes that run throughout the narrative. Debriefing the president documents john nixon s experience as the first cia officer to interrogate saddam hussein following his capture by u. The interrogation of saddam hussein john nixon in december 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, us military forces captured iraqi president saddam hussein near his hometown of tikrit. Debriefing the president is an informative look into the life of a senior cia analyst, john nixon, who happens to also be the one who debriefed saddam hussein.
Debriefing the president, the interrogation of saddam hussein. Mar 22, 2017 on march 22, the brookings intelligence project hosted former cia analyst john nixon, author of the new book, debriefing the president. John nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of. After the capture of the deposed iraqi dictator in december 2003, nixon helped to verify his identity, from an old bullet wound and. Debriefing the president presents a candid portrait of saddam hussein, one of our eras most notorious strongmen, told by a. Jan 05, 2017 as even its title makes clear, john nixons fascinating new book debriefing the president. John nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of americas most enigmatic enemy. On march 22, the brookings intelligence project hosted former cia analyst john nixon, author of the new book, debriefing the president. Debriefing the president by john nixon penguin random. The interrogation of saddam hussein ebook written by john nixon. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. The interrogation of saddam hussein, by john nixon. John nixon was a cia analyst whose specialism was saddam hussein.
Nixons book comes at an extraordinary moment, when presidentelect donald j. Cia agent who grilled saddam hussein says us was wrong. The interrogation of saddam hussein ebook download free. Debriefing the president presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our eras most notorious strongmen. At the same time, writes joe devanny, nixon excoriates the george w. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The interrogation of saddam hussein book online at best prices in india on. The interrogation of saddam hussein 01 by nixon, john isbn.
Debriefing the president by john nixon waterstones. Debriefing the president, the interrogation of saddam. A programming note, this program contains language which some. Dec 27, 2016 he had quite a sense of humour but it was mainly cruel and at someone elses expense. The interrogation of saddam hussein began shortly after his december 2003 capture, while the deposed president of iraq was held at the united states camp cropper detention facility at baghdad international airport. After years of parsing hussein s leadership from afar, nixon. John nixon studied saddam from afar for years, and later had the rare opportunity of confronting him face to face in weeks of interviews. The book is important both for its insights into saddam the person and also for the broader lessons regarding the operations of the u.
The interrogation of saddam hussein blue rider press. He had quite a sense of humour but it was mainly cruel and at someone elses expense. John nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Parts of john nixons debriefing the president help improve americas understanding of iraqs former tyrant. A riveting, revealing and newsmaking account of the cias interrogation of saddam, written by the cia agent who conducted the questioning. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read debriefing the president. The interrogation of saddam hussein audiobook by john nixon. Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after. Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after his capture, offers expert insight into the history and mind of americas most enigmatic enemy. Debriefing the president by john nixon, 9780552173353, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. The times of london debriefing the president presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our eras most notorious strongmen.
Nixons book is informed by those conversations and examines saddams life and reign, u. In the final chapters of the book, nixon gives his unvarnished view of the cia. When he was first confronted with the dictator, nixon thought, holy shit, its saddam. Debriefing the president details the cias interrogation. Nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein after his. Pdf on jun 1, 2017, mark roberts and others published debriefing the president. A damning indictment of the perversion of a major intelligence.
The interrogation of saddam hussein doesnt suffer from this distracting contrast. John nixon books author download ebooks pdf, mobi, epub. Debriefing the president a riveting, revealing and newsmaking account of the cias interrogation of saddam hussein, written by the cia agent who conducted the questioning. In december 2003, after one of the largest, most aggressive manhunts in history, us military forces captured iraqi president. At the time, john nixon was a senior cia leadership analyst who had spent. In debriefing the president, former cia analyst john nixon recalls his time debriefing saddam hussein, the former leader of iraq. Debriefing the president details the cias interrogation of. John nixons debriefing the president recounts the authors encounters with ousted iraqi president saddam husayn while serving as an interrogator for the united states central intelligence agency cia. John nixon was a senior leadership analyst with the cia from 1998 to 2011. Debriefing the president documents john nixons experience as the first cia officer to interrogate saddam hussein following his capture by u.
Dec 27, 2016 debriefing the president presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our eras most notorious strongmen. Having studied saddam hussein for several years prior to the war in iraq, nixon became the cias choice to interview the suspect to ensure that the man captured was in fact the iraqi president. Tikrit, iraq, in december 2003 was indeed saddam hussein, he knew what. The interrogation of saddam hussein, john nixon tells the fascinating story of saddam husseins capture and interrogation. The man was indeed saddam hussein, but, as nixon learned in the ensuing weeks, both he and america had greatly misunderstood just who saddam hussein really was. Former senior cia analyst john nixon joins us to talk about his book, debriefing the president. Debriefing the president npr coverage of debriefing the president. The interrogation of saddam hussein english edition ebook. Pdf debriefing the president download full pdf book. Buy the ebook debriefing the president, the interrogation of saddam hussein by john nixon online from australias leading online ebook store. The man was indeed saddam hussein, but as nixon learned in the ensuing weeks, both he and america had greatly misunderstood just who saddam hussein really was. Sign up for news about books, authors, and more from penguin random house. Debriefing the president by john nixon, 9780593077771, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook.
Bush administrations approach to intelligence and policy in the buildup to the iraq war. Dec 27, 2016 the times of london debriefing the president presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our eras most notorious strongmen. Beginning in february 2004, the interrogation program, codenamed operation desert spider, was controlled by federal bureau of investigation fbi agents. My only criticism of the book and which is not the fault of the author is the fact that john nixon, after many tiring weeks of debriefing saddam hussein was replaced by another interviewer.
Jan 01, 2016 in his book debriefing the president, john nixon describes his role as a cia analyst who was sent to iraq to debrief saddam hussein following his capture. The book is important both for its insights into hussein the person and also for the broader lessons regarding the operations of the u. As an interrogator, nixon joined with various cia associates to hold lengthy and wideranging discussions with saddam while he was in us government custody. Pdf debriefing the president download full pdf book download. Debriefing the president presents an astounding, candid portrait of one of our eras. John nixon, the first man to conduct a prolonged interrogation of hussein. This is a short, highly readable book, suffused with controlled anger at the. A serious drawback of nixons book is the dearth of certain historical. Nixons book, debriefing the president, gives more ammunition to the. The interrogation of saddam hussein, cia analyst john nixon says the ruthless dictator of iraq, turned our assumptions upside down. The interrogation of saddam hussein, family shadows, the cuckoo clock, stolen futures, the cost of silence, another summer, unearthed, the dancer. The interrogation of saddam hussein the national interest. John nixons debriefing the president recounts the authors encounters with ousted iraqi president saddam husayn while serving as an interrogator for the united. The man was indeed saddam hussein, but as nixon learned in the ensuing.