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NEW YORK - A man employed by CBS News to speak the words of Saddam Hussein during his interview with Dan Rather last week reportedly adopted a fake Arabic accent. CBS News hired Steve Winfield, a Screen Actors Guild member with no such accent in real life. Winfield is advertised on the Web as a specialist in foreign accents. Winfield spoke Hussein's words after they had been translated by three independent Arabic translators. He recorded the audio 'in a voice compatible with the piece,' CBS spokeswoman Sandra Genelius said. The translation was fully accurate and 'in complete compliance with CBS News standards...'
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