Nizar al-Khizraji was one of Saddam Hussein's Generals until he left Iraq in 1996. He eventually sought asylum in Denmark, although that was refused and he was kept under house arrest and forbidden exit from the country. He "vanished" in 2003, apparantly aided by the CIA.
He is under the spotlight for crimes against humanity - the crime is the infamous gassing in 1988 of Kurds in Northern Iraq
Recently, the Danish newspaper "Information" revealed, on the basis of documents left behind by the General, that the CIA and al-Khizraji were in close contact. The General outlined a plan to topple Hussein. He was thus, at one time, a prime CIA candidate to replace Saddam.
How does it go? "He might be a bastard but he is OUR bastard."
Further reading (Danish).
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