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Article: CIA Will Head Up Interrogation of Saddam Hussein.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- December 17, 2003
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By Stephen J. Hedges, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 17--WASHINGTON--The Central Intelligence Agency has been chosen to lead what could be a difficult, months-long interrogation of deposed Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday, although Hussein will remain under the control of the U.S. military and the military will play a role in his questioning.
Rumsfeld suggested Hussein seemed to accept his fate. "I think that characterizing his general relationship with his captors, probably the best word would be 'resigned,' " Rumsfeld said. But he declined to discussed whether Hussein has ...