The Rev Fred Nile MLC said: he met a remarkable man at the annual prayer breakfast in the main hall of Federal Parliament, General Georges Sada, the National Security Advisor to the Iraqi Government. He was the guest speaker heard by over 600 guests. Including many Federal parliamentarians John Anderson, Peter Costello, Kevin Rudd, Harry Quick and Bruce Baird, as well as the Governor General.

General Sada was the Air Vice Marshall of the Iraqi Air Force given responsibility for fighter aircraft under Saddam Hussein. One story he told concerned orders he received from Saddam Hussein to equip 96 supersonic Russian built fighters with chemical bombs which would be dropped on the population centres of Israel.

He was given that order present before a number of defence officials but refused implement it. He persuaded Saddam Hussein that the Iraqis couldn't succeed in their mission because they would be "flying blind" while Israel had the "eyes". Meaning the Israelis had superior military equipment so could identify the aircraft before they reached their targets

Continued:
Sada said that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Some of them were destroyed but a large number were shipped across the border into Syria, where they remain to this day.

He shared another story, of which I've had confirmation from a former American Air Force Colonel, David Eberly. In January 1991 Colonel Eberly and some other coalition pilots were shot down over Iraq and captured. They became prisoners of war. Saddam Hussein gave the order that all the pilots were to be executed, they were classified as criminals of war. Because Sada was head of an air force department he was put in charge of the prisoners of war. He received the order they were to be executed but disobeyed. As a consequence, Saddam Hussein threw him into prison, where he suffered greatly. The pilots whose lives were saved have expressed their appreciation for his bravery.

Sada was ordered to join Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party in 1986. He refused to do so and was thus forced to retire. I was amazed that a Christian could hold such a high position in the Iraqi regime. But his ability to fly aircraft and to organise the air force for Saddam Hussein made him invaluable.

Shortly after Sada was forced out of the air force Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait and Sada was the first man he called back into service. He was restored to his former position and put in charge of the air force.