"The Bomb in My Garden" Author to Discuss Saddam Hussein's Secret Quest for Nuclear Weapons

GOLDEN, Colo., May 10, 2007 -- Mahdi Obeidi, author of “The Bomb in My Garden,” will speak at a Colorado School of Mines Reunion 2007 Lecture Symposium on May 12 at 10:45 a.m. in the Green Center, 924 16th Street, on the Mines campus. Obeidi is a Mines graduate.

A prominent figure in Saddam Hussein’s covert nuclear weapons program in Iraq before the first Gulf War, Obeidi had buried in his backyard the capacity to build uranium-enriching gas centrifuges. In the aftermath of the 2003 Iraq War, Obeidi voluntarily turned himself in to American Intelligence and revealed the nuclear secrets he had buried.

To arrange an interview with Obeidi before or after the lecture on May 12, or to talk with him on May 14 or 15, contact Marsha Williams.