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The Central Intelligence Agency actively monitored and attempted to influence the regime of Saddam Hussein through intelligence gathering on his nuclear program [1], warnings regarding his military aggression [2], and failed efforts to orchestrate a coup against him [3], while also reporting on the failed uprisings against his rule [4].
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History of the Central Intelligence Agency - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimThe Central Intelligence Agency had no information regarding Saddam Hussein's nuclear program until it was discovered after the Gulf War.
accountThe Central Intelligence Agency attempted to organize a coup in Iraq under orders from President Bill Clinton, but the plot was compromised, leading Saddam Hussein to arrest over 200 of his own officers and execute over 80 of them.
accountFollowing the Gulf War, the Central Intelligence Agency reported that an uprising against Saddam Hussein was possible based on intelligence from exiles, but the subsequent uprisings by Shiites and Kurds were brutally crushed after President George H.W. Bush withdrew support.
The Persian Gulf TV War by Douglas Kellner (http://www.gseis.ucla ... pages.gseis.ucla.edu 1 fact
claimThe Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) asserted that Saddam Hussein was prepared to invade Kuwait prior to the actual invasion, yet the George H.W. Bush administration did not take action.