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jacquesm 37 days ago [–]

He was imprisoned in Iran, then went to Turkey and from there to Iraq iirc, but it is long ago, so I suspect the GP meant after he was arrested by the Shah.

tome 36 days ago | [–]

OP very specifically said that he was imprisoned by Saddam Hussein and that the US pulled strings to get him freed.

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