Richard Sale of United Press International, citing Adel Darwish and other experts, has reported that the October 1959 assassination attempt on Iraqi Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim involving a young Saddam Hussein and other Ba'athist conspirators was a collaboration between the CIA and Egyptian intelligence.
Richard Sale dari United Press International, mengutip Adel Darwish dan sejumlah pakar, melaporkan bahwa upaya pembunuhan Perdana Menteri Abd al-Karim Qasim bulan Oktober 1959 yang melibatkan Saddam Hussein muda dan sejumlah konspirator Ba'athis merupakan kerja sama CIA dan intelijen Mesir.