Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy Eric Maddox – The Ace of Spades - [Invest Like the Best, EP.15]
Dec 13, 2016
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The Cigar
- Eric Maddox received a Cuban cigar from the Delta Force team after the capture of Saddam Hussein.
- This cigar, from Hussein's personal stash, is more meaningful to Maddox than any other award.
Unique Skillset
- Maddox's unique skillset as a Chinese Mandarin linguist and former infantryman placed him in Tikrit.
- Though initially tasked with a seemingly unimportant role, this positioning proved crucial to Hussein's capture.
Ineffective Interrogation
- The Army's standard interrogation techniques, based on intimidation, had a mere 4% success rate.
- Maddox's approach, focused on listening and understanding prisoners' needs, yielded a 65% success rate.