Baghdad Bob Speaks: Saddam Sought Nukes

Al Jazeera reports on its Web site that Abu Dhabi television has interviewed the infamous Mohammed Saeed Al Sahhaf, the former Iraqi information minister known to Americans as "Baghdad Bob."

Al Jazeera wrote that Al Sahhaf will "reveal part of the war secrets and how ousted president Saddam Hussein felt he would lose the war."

"He was more frank and direct than previous interviews after the war ... he revealed many secrets before and during the war ... it was an exciting interview," his interviewer, Jaber Obaid, told Gulf News.

"You will notice that he has changed since the end of the war, both in style and appearance ... he speaks freely, looks lively and is well dressed. ... "

Baghdad Bob reportedly admitted, during the five-hour interview, that "Saddam believed that he will lose the war if it erupts," that Iraq did indeed seek nuclear weapons, and that King Hussein of Jordan sponsored secret talks between Iraq and the U.S. in a European capital long before the war.

Regarding Saddam himself, the Al Ittihad newspaper wrote, "Sahhaf apologized for being unable to answer some questions directly related to Saddam ... he also refused to blame him for what happened."

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