Magazine says Saddam not cooperative

Maine Mirror Sunday 14th December, 2003

Saddam Hussein was not very cooperative immediately after his capture, Time Magazine reported Sunday.

After his capture, Saddam was taken to a holding cell at the Baghdad

Airport, refusing to answer any questions directly and in fact, appearing less than fully coherent.

A transcript showed when asked How are you? he answered, I am sad because my people are in bondage. Offered a glass of water, Saddam replied, "If I

drink water I will have to go to the bathroom and how can I use the bathroom

when my people are in bondage?"

Saddam denied knowing anything about the fate of Capt. Scott Speicher, a U.S. pilot missing since the first Gulf War.

Saddam said of any weapons of mass destruction, The U.S. dreamed them up itself to have a reason to go to war with us.

Saddam said he did not let U.N. inspectors in "to go into the

presidential areas and intrude on our privacy."