"It's a particularly biting commentary to somebody like Saddam Hussein I still cringe when I listen to it. If I had to do this again, I'd find other words."
"Mr President, the invasion of a neighbouring country with such calculated force and brutality is a very un-Arab thing to do, isn't it?"
Sir Trevor McDonald, an 86-year-old veteran journalist, is revisiting his landmark 1990 interview with Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein for a new ITV series called 'Reporting History'. The interview took place in a Baghdad palace following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and addressed threats of war and alleged Iraqi atrocities. McDonald now expresses regret about his opening question, which he describes as making him cringe. He acknowledges that the phrasing was particularly biting and says he would choose different words if conducting the interview again today. McDonald also notes surprise at Hussein's demeanor, given the leader's known history of oppression and mass killings.
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