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& 2 i . ~ woo - ° : ‘ § rp .3028 (Rev. 10-6-95) @ oo , 6 . x 315E~HQ-1448534-302 Coiitiniation oEFD3020f _" ALi Hasan Al-Majid ,0n 03/27/2004 __,Page _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- -Maj.id repeated this offer to the interviewers. He claimed that prior to the United States invasion and the fall of the Iragi 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 eniphasized 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 disgraceful to object. ; a Al-Majid reiterated his wish to kill Hussein. He.-also “reiterated his wish to have an opportunity to speak with his. tribe. Al-Majid stated that if given the opportunity to speak to | Hussein, he would tell Hussein that he (Hussein) loved-himself move 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 the 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 fot care about the nation of Iraq, the people of Iraq ox 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 L P “a