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| 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| 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 ]. Piro also confirmed through their discussions that Iraq did not have ] at the time of the ] in 2003, but that Hussein 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> | 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| 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 ]. Piro also confirmed through their discussions that Iraq did not have ] at the time of the ] in 2003, but that Hussein 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, Piro is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lazar Piro who immigrated to ] during the ] when he was 12 years old. He began his career in ] as a ] in Turlock after high school, and shortly after earned a position in the FBI.<ref name="natgeo2010" /> He speaks English, ] 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 agent (he only had 5 years of experience with the Bureau before being given the assignment to interrogate Saddam), Piro's fluency in Arabic opened high-level opportunities for him during the ], at a time when approximately 1 in 1000 FBI special agents spoke the language.<ref name="natgeo2010" /> | An ], Piro is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lazar Piro who immigrated to ] during the ] when he was 12 years old. He began his career in ] as a ] in Turlock after high school, and shortly after earned a position in the FBI.<ref name="natgeo2010" /> He speaks English, ] 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 agent (he only had 5 years of experience with the Bureau before being given the assignment to interrogate Saddam), Piro's fluency in Arabic opened high-level opportunities for him during the ], at a time when approximately 1 in 1000 FBI special agents spoke the language.<ref name="natgeo2010" /> | ||
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George Piro is an Assyrian-American Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)'s Washington Field Office (WFO).
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 Hussein 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-Qaeda were denied, as Hussein held himself as a secular ruler and did not believe in the creation of an Islamic state.
An Assyrian, Piro is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lazar Piro who immigrated to Turlock, California during the Lebanese Civil War when he 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 Aramaic (Assyrian) fluently as well as French. As a relatively new agent (he only had 5 years of experience with the Bureau before being given the assignment to interrogate Saddam), Piro's fluency in Arabic opened high-level opportunities for him during the Iraq War, at a time when approximately 1 in 1000 FBI special agents 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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