During the assembly Saddam claimed to have found a fifth column within the Ba'ath Party and directed Muhyi Abdel - Hussein to read out a confession and the names of 68 alleged co-conspirators .
The assembly he ordered videotaped .
During the assembly , which he ordered videotaped , Saddam claimed to have found a fifth column within the Ba'ath Party and directed Muhyi Abdel - Hussein to read out a confession and the names of 68 alleged co-conspirators .