We saw only the last half hour of the Saddam Hussain interview. What I saw and heard didn't exactly jive with Rather's interpretation on what he'd been told. They said the regime's own interpreters, and those who were going to 'mark up' the tapes had complete control over the interview and the resulting tapes. And, that CBS's crew verified that the interpretations were 'for the most part' correct. Hussain made some interesting counterpoints. Such as, Rather's referral that 'when American troops come marching in, they'll be greeted with music and song." He said that if his country invaded the US, would we look upon the invaders with songs in our hearts? That he would hope the citizens of the United States would come forth and defend her country with everything she has, as will his own country (to an invading force.)
CBS said they have complete transcripts on their website. But I couldn't get farther than the front page on CBS. However (good ol Google), when I type in CBS + Saddam Hussain, I got the Gulf News online edition. http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=78698 You get a different perspective here.
