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_SBOREI A U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation In Reply, Please Refer to Baghdad Operations Center File No. March 28, 2004 DECLASSIFIED BY uc/baw 60324 ON 05-21-2003 Interview Session Number: 18 Interview Conducted by: SSA George L. Piro bé SSA b7C Arabic/English Translation: LS PS) Saddam Hussein (High Value Detainee #1) was interviewed March 28, 2004 at a military detention facility at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP), Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein provided the following information: PK Prior to the start of the interview, Hussein was advised that today's discussion would be a continuation of the previous meetings regarding the Shia uprisings in southern Iraq in 1991. %&) Hussein stated that it is natural for the leader of a political party, such as the Ba'ath, to attempt to know as many members of the party as possible. For Hussein, however, it was difficult to become acquainted with Ba'ath Party members outside of the senior leadership, Nevertheless, Hussein attempted to know as many members of the Party as possible, just as he tried to meet many individuals of the general population of Iraq. same manner as Democrats and Republicans in America. When a directive was issued by the leadership, instructions were sent to all Party members. When a Party member desired a certain action, a request was submitted through the appropriate channels to the Iraqi leadership. Hussein was questioned about his feelings regarding the importance of Party members informing him of the local situation. He Stated, "There is a difference between desire and what is possible." OG The interviewer stated that a number of documents describing the 1991 uprisings and Ba'ath Party activities during document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. YY ae