A new book tells among other things the story of the FBI agent who spent seven hours a day everyday for a year with Saddam Hussein after his capture. They drank coffee, smoked cigars, and talked about everything. FBI Special Agent George Piro says Saddam even cried on their last meeting before his execution.

Saddam admitted that he bluffed the U.S. about his weapons capabilities in hopes of scaring Iran. He didn’t think the Bush Administration would actually attack him. He also told the agent outright that his plan was to wait until the UN sanctions were eventually lifted, and then reconstitute his nuclear program.

Surprisingly, Saddam never used body doubles – as was widely believed – because no one could “play” him, Piro quoted Saddam as saying.

To find out more you’ll have to read “The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack.”

-Chris Jones