Wissam al-Zahawie
Wissam al-Zahawie was a former official in Saddam Hussein
Baathist Iraq government who held many offices including that of Iraq's non-resident Ambassador to the Holy See and Iraq's Ambassador to the United Nations
.
Al-Zahawie was said to have been involved with Saddam Hussein's alleged efforts to acquire
embargo.[1] An investigation by the Iraq Survey Group uncovered no evidence to support claims that Iraq was pursuing uranium from foreign governments.[2]
Al-Zahawie is known to be a fan of Western
Mozart.[3]
References
- ^ Whitaker, Raymond. The diplomat, the forgery and the suspect case for war[dead link], The Independent, 10 August 2003.
- ^ Duelfer, Charles A. Comprehensive Report of the Special Advisor to the DCI on Iraq's WMD, Iraq Survey Group. 30 September 2004.
- ^ Al-Zahawie, Wissam. A former Iraqi official replies , Slate magazine. June 14, 2006.
External links
- Saddam's Niger Point-man Speaks Time magazine
- Wowie Zahawie by Christopher Hitchens
- A former Iraqi official replies (part 1) Wissam al-Zahawie responds to Christopher Hitchens
- Into the Fray Hitchens' response to al-Zahawie
- Case Closed by Christopher Hitchens
- A former Iraqi official replies (part 2) Wissam al-Zahawie responds to Christopher Hitchens
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