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e v § yp 3020 (Rev. 10-6-95) @ Coitinistion oFFDav2of _° ATi Hasan Al-Majid . s0n_03/27/2004 Page 2 “reiterated his wish to have an opportunity to speak with his tribe. 315E-HQ-1448534-302 _Al-Majid stated he intended to be completely cooperative with the interviewers as it is his belief that such cooperation is necessary to help bring an end to Iraqi bloodshed. : Al-Majid acknowledged that during a previous interview on 02/04/2004, he told interviewers that he had offered to. kill Saddam Hussein after his capture. Al-Majid repeated this offer to the interviewers. He claimed that prior to the United States invasion and the fall of the Iraqi regime, there was little opportunity to kill Hussein. In addition, it would have been impossible to try to eliminate him from the tribe or even to speak about wanting to do so without first consulting other tribal leaders. This would have resulted in the tribe killing Al-Majid or his sons. Al-Majid denied that his negative statements regarding Hussein or his expressed desire to kill him were made to please the interviewers. He emphasized that his derogatory comments about Hussein represent his true feelings. At a 2001 Ba'ath Party meeting, Al-Majid told Hussein he did not want a nomination to the Iraqi leadership. Minutes before the meeting, Hussein told Al-Majid that he would be nominated again. Al-Majid noted that it would have been disgracéful to object. Al-Majid reiterated his wish to kill Hussein. He.also Al-Majid stated that if given the opportunity to speak to Hussein, he would tell Hussein that he (Hussein) loved-himself mote than the people of Iraq. Al-Majid blames Hussein for the war and the present condition of Iraq. He added that Hussein never listened. Al-Majid claimed he spoke out against thé war and supported the return of United Nations inspectors. According to Al-Majid, Hussein forced Iraq into war because he did not believe the United States would be able to enter Baghdad. Al-Majid believes\God blinded Hussein from realizing the force of the United States. He stated Hussein did Not care about the nation of Iraq, the people of Iraq or his own family, including his sons. . Al-Majid acknowledged that he was a member of the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council (RCC) and the Ba’ath Party National Command. He added that he was Hussein’s closest relative holding a position within these institutions until Qusay Hussein was