Here's where I heard it:
http://www.channel4.com/news/2003/sp...ard_place.html (in the transcript)
I
really think it would benefit people interested in the subject of iraq to watch the 1hour program here:
http://www.channel4.com/news/2003/sp...ard_place.html
Quote:
RORY
But that was OK, because Iraq was still seen as a buffer against the Soviet Union. It was only when Qasim changed his allegiances the following year and started to deal with the Russians that the head of the CIA declared Iraq †œthe most dangerous spot in the worldÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚ÂÂ.
JOHN F
It was time for the Americans to engineer a little †œregime changeÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â€šà ¬Ã‚ÂÂ, and a plot was hatched to assassinate the Prime Minister. The man at the centre of the plot was a 22-year old thug, described as having no class.
RORY
The attempt ended in farce. The young assassin killed the wrong man, winged the Prime Minister and was accidentally shot in the leg by a colleague. He then had to be bundled out of Iraq and shunted around Beirut and Ciaro under CIA protection.
JOHN B
So who was the CIAââ‚ ¬ÃƒÂ¢Ã¢â‚¬Å¾Ã‚¢s bungling henchman and would-be assassin? Saddam Hussein. Whatever happened to him?
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