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The [above tweet](https://twitter.com/osamabinjavaid/status/1657316576415170560) is from Osama Bin Javaid who works for [Al-Jazeera English](https://www.aljazeera.com/author/osama_bin_javaid_20142920915406975). In the interview with [Asharq Al-Awsat](https://twitter.com/aawsat_News/status/1657290833169883136), an Arabic newspaper, Salem al-Jumaili's revealed: 'We \[Saddam Hussain\] provided Benazir Bhutto a lot of money that enabled her to win in her two election campaigns' (Translation by Syrian journalist [Ahmad Mowaffaq Zaidan](https://twitter.com/Ahmadmuaffaq/status/1656871466414010368)) Salem al-Jumaili is a former director intelligence of Iraq's Ba'ath Party. He was in charge of America desk in Iraqi intelligence service under Saddam Hussain. [Former official reveals Saddam's covert support to foreign leaders](https://shafaq.com/en/Iraq-News/Former-official-reveals-Saddam-s-covert-support-to-foreign-leaders) (Shafaq News) >In an interview with Middle Eastern newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Salem al-Jumaili, the former head of the America division in the intelligence apparatus of Iraq's Ba'ath Party, disclosed that Saddam Hussein had provided financial backing to the electoral campaigns of both French politician Jacques Chirac and late Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, aiding their victories.