Saddam Hussein perceived wrongly by the US: Ex-CIA agent
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein claimed that he never went after chemical weapons and the US' lack of 'listening spirit' led to his fall, ex-CIA agent John Nixon revealed in his book. However, CIA's profile of Saddam characterises him as a chronic liar, he added. Notably, Nixon was tasked with identifying if the captured Saddam was real or a body double. 