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| '''George Piro''' is a supervisory ] of the ] (FBI). The television show '']'' revealed in January 2008 that he had secretly gained the confidence of ] while ] while he was imprisoned after the second war in ].<ref>{{cite web | last = Pelley | first = Scott | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Interrogator Shares Saddam's Confessions | work = | publisher = ] | date = 2008-01-27 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/60minutes/main3749494.shtml| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-02-08 }}</ref> During his conversations with the former dictator, Piro reported that Hussein had not expected a U.S. invasion of Iraq. | '''George Piro''' is a supervisory ] of the ] (FBI). The television show '']'' revealed in January 2008 that he had secretly gained the confidence of ] while ] while he was imprisoned after the second war in ].<ref>{{cite web | last = Pelley | first = Scott | authorlink = | coauthors = | title = Interrogator Shares Saddam's Confessions | work = | publisher = ] | date = 2008-01-27 | url = http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/01/24/60minutes/main3749494.shtml| format = | doi = | accessdate = 2008-02-08 }}</ref> During his conversations with the former dictator, Piro reported that Hussein had not expected a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Piro also confirmed through their discussions that Iraq did not have Weapons of Mass Destruction at the time of the U.S. invasion in 2003, but that he would not give up attempts to obtain them in order to secure his country from the perceived threat posed by Iran and its weapons program. Further, any links to ] and ] were denied, as Hussein held himself as a secular ruler and did not believe in the creation of an Islamic state.<ref name="natgeo2010">"Inside: Interrogating Saddam," National Geographic, 2010.</ref> | ||
| An Assyrian, Mr. Piro is the son of Mr & Mrs. Lazar Piro |
An Assyrian, Mr. Piro is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lazar Piro, who immigrated to Turlock, California from Lebanon when George was 12 years old. He began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in Turlock after high school, and shortly after earned a position in the FBI.<ref name="natgeo2010" /> He speaks ], ] and ] fluently as well as ].<ref>LCNJ.com Newsletter February 2008 - http://www.lcnj.com/Lebanese-Newsletter-February-2008.htm </ref> As a relatively new operative, George's fluency in Arabic opened high-level opportunities for him during the ], at a time when approximately 1 in 1000 FBI operatives spoke the language.<ref name="natgeo2010" /> | ||
| ==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 15:20, 31 May 2010
George Piro is a supervisory special 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 interrogating Hussein while he was imprisoned after the second war in Iraq. During his conversations with the former dictator, Piro reported that Hussein had not expected a U.S. invasion of Iraq. Piro also confirmed through their discussions that Iraq did not have Weapons of Mass Destruction at the time of the U.S. invasion in 2003, but that he would not give up attempts to obtain them in order to secure his country from the perceived threat posed by Iran and its weapons program. Further, any links to Bin Laden and Al-Queda were denied, as Hussein held himself as a secular ruler and did not believe in the creation of an Islamic state.
An Assyrian, Mr. Piro is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lazar Piro, who immigrated to Turlock, California from Lebanon when George was 12 years old. He began his career in law enforcement as a police officer in Turlock after high school, and shortly after earned a position in the FBI. He speaks English, Arabic and Assyrian fluently as well as French. As a relatively new operative, George's fluency in Arabic opened high-level opportunities for him during the Iraq War, at a time when approximately 1 in 1000 FBI operatives spoke the language.
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References
- Pelley, Scott (2008-01-27). "Interrogator Shares Saddam's Confessions". CBS News. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "Inside: Interrogating Saddam," National Geographic, 2010.
- LCNJ.com Newsletter February 2008 - http://www.lcnj.com/Lebanese-Newsletter-February-2008.htm
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