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SE 1 U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigati on eee In Reply, Please Refer to File No. Interview Session Number: Interview Conducted by: Arabic/English Translation: Baghdad Operation February 24, 2004 9 SSA Geor b 28 Saddam Hussein (High Value Detainee #1 2004 at a military detention facility interviewed on February 24, at Baghdad International Airport (BIAP provided the following information: es Prior to the start of interview, Husse informed this session would be a continuation of the discussion of the history of Iraq. In particular, today's conversation would cover events leading up to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. 8) Hussein stated that a 1980-88, Iraq was trying to Situation with Kuwait as similar to wh the fight ends, and the two Someone else who also wants but to fight again. such, Iraq expected the Arab world to s after the war. However, Iraq saw the o especially from Kuwait. at rebuilding process, the price of oil wa barrel. In Hussein's opinion, its infrastructure and economy Kuwait was especially at fault >*&) In an effort to solve the sit economic recovery, Iraq sent Dr. Hammadi, Foreign Affairs, to Kuwait. s Center +1 0) ) was ), Baghdad, Iraq. Hussein in was fter the war with Iran from rebuild. Hussein likened the en two individuals fight, parties go their separate ways, Thereafter, one of the previous disputing parties is to fight. Then, there i bothered by s no choice Ppposite regarding support, the end of the war as Iraq began the Hammadi, and the Iraqi conclusion after the meeting was that the oil price not just the responsibility/work of the Kuwaitis. iraq believed DECLASSIFIED BY ucybaw 60324 IW O9-1L1l-2009 fa This document contains neither recommendati FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its SE 1 S nor conclusions of the FBI. contents are not to be distribu S approximately $7 per Iraq could not possibly rebuild with oil prices at this level. regarding these low oil prices. uation and stimulate Iragi Minister of leadership's Situation was It is the property of the ted outside your agency. co