Latest / Substack Writers Salon
The Man Saddam Hussein Kissed
This week on the Substack Writers Salon, I sat down with Amjad Tadros, four-time Emmy-winning investigative journalist, CBS News’ Middle East producer for over 30 years, and author of the new memoir The Fixer.
I won’t give it all away. But I will tell you this:
In 1993, Amjad survived a US cruise missile strike on his Baghdad hotel. He was covered in glass, alone, certain he was going to die.
A few days later, the door to his hospital ward swung open, lights, cameras, and Saddam Hussein himself. Amjad asked him for a kiss. He got one. And that single photo ended up protecting his career for…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.