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Monday, December 15, 2003 at 11:00 AM EST
Inside the Mind of the Captive Hussein

Saddam Hussein, who defied the west with contempt and bravado, is now a prisoner. Once commanding with fear and repression, the deposed Iraqi leader gave up without a fight. What is going on inside of the mind of Saddam Hussein?

Guests:

Jerrold Post, psychiatrist, founder of the CIA’s Center for the Analysis of Personality and Political Behavior, and director of George Washington University’s political psychology program and author of “When Illness Strikes the Leader: The Dilemma of the Captive King”

 
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