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Revision as of 06:24, 25 May 2011 by Elvis214 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)George Piro is an 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, Mr. Piro is the son of Mr. & Mrs. Lazar Piro who immigrated to Turlock, California during the Lebanese Civil War 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 Aramaic (Assyrian) fluently as well as French. As a relatively new operative (he only had 5 years of experience with the Bureau before being given the assignment to interrogate Saddam), 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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- 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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