give him the information he asked for: Over the phone, a member of Clwyd's staff read to me, at breakneck speed, a pre-prepared statement about the witness. She said I could not ask any questions about the statement, that it would not be faxed or emailed to me, and that none of the witness's specific information would be made available to me. When I phoned Clwyd to make further inquiries, she hung up. O'Neill returned to the topic in February 2010, writing "Neither Amnesty International nor Human Rights Watch, in their numerous investigations into human rights abuses in Iraq, had ever heard anyone talk of a human-shredding machine." See also Atrocity propaganda Conspiracy theories in the Arab world References External links First hand accounts from Saddam's brutal regime Indict Allegations Cultural depictions of Saddam Hussein Torture in Iraq Propaganda legends Propaganda in the United Kingdom Propaganda in the United States