Saddam had a weakness for baby wipes: New York Post

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who was executed last December, had a fondness for baby wipes and a compulsion to wash his hands, according to George Piro, the Arabic-speaking FBI agent who gained the dictators trust and secretly debriefed him for seven months before his trial and execution.

New York, Oct.29 : Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, who was executed last December, had a fondness for baby wipes and a compulsion to wash his hands, according to George Piro, the Arabic-speaking FBI agent who gained the dictator's trust and secretly debriefed him for seven months before his trial and execution.

In his book, "The Terrorist Watch: Inside the Desperate Race to Stop the Next Attack", which is due on the stands on November 13, Piro spent five to seven hours a day with the Iraqi tyrant.

The New York Post quotes Piro as saying that "If Saddam had enough baby wipes, he would use them to clean food like apples before he ate them."

According to the paper, Piro manipulating Saddam by controlling his access to baby wipes.

" For Saddam's birthday, Piro, who was born in Beirut, asked his mother to bake Lebanese cookies and send them from California to Baghdad by FedEx.

When Piro and Saddam finally parted, Saddam was shaken and got tears in his eyes.

ANI