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Arab Daily Publishes Letter By Saddam Urging Resistance
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Saddam
said the victory of the Anglo-American forces "was only
possible because of betrayal"
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DUBAI,
April 30 (IslamOnline.net & News Agencies) – The London-based
Al-Quds Al-Arabi daily frontpaged Wednesday, April 30, what it
described as a letter handwritten by ousted Iraqi President Saddam
Hussein, urging his people to rise against the Anglo-American
occupation forces.
The
letter was dated April 28, the 66th birthday of Saddam whose
whereabouts remain a mystery, the paper chief editor Abdul Bari Atwan
told Agence France-Presse (AFP) over the phone from London.
He
added that the one-page letter was received by fax from an
undetermined location and signed "Saddam Hussein", adding
they contacted sources close to the ousted leader who confirmed it was
Saddam’s own handwriting and signature.
"The
circumstances in which he is living clandestinely do not allow him to
do more than put out a written message, given his security
considerations," the sources told the Arab daily.
In
the letter attributed to him, Saddam stressed that the victory of the
Anglo-American forces "was only possible because of
betrayal."
"The
traitors have usurped the right to declare openly their treachery even
though it is disgraceful."
He
warned that he "who has stood against Iraq and conspired against
it will not enjoy peace with the Americans."
Saddam
exhorted the Iraqi people "to rise up against occupation. Declare
openly your rejection of the occupation in the interest of great Iraq,
the nation, Islam and humanity."
"Forget
everything and fight the occupation. Sin will begin when there are
other priorities than the expulsion of the occupier. Remind yourselves
that they (occupiers) want Iraq to remain weak to plunder
it."
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A photocopy of Saddam's letter
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In
his alleged letter, Saddam urged the Iraqi people to set aside their
differences and stressing that U.S.-installed leaders will not bring
them freedom.
"Today
the sole priority is the expulsion of the miscreant, murderous and
cowardly occupier," he said.
"Greetings
to he who struggles, to every honorable Iraqi citizen, to every woman,
every child and every old man in our great Iraq. Unite so that the
enemy runs from you like all the traitors who came with him.
"It
is not a victory as long as your resistance lasts," said Saddam.
He
also called on the Iraqi people to "Boycott the occupier. It's a
duty towards Islam and the nation."
Saddam
promised them that the "day of liberation and victory will come
... Once again, right will triumph. The coming days will be
better."
"Iraq
will emerge victorious as will the honorable people of the nation. We
will recover the archaeological treasures they stole. We will rebuild
the Iraq they want to divide."
On
April 18, Abu Dhabi TV aired what it said was footage
of Saddam being feted in a Baghdad neighborhood on April 9, the day
the capital fell to U.S. forces, and his "last speech" which
it said had not been broadcast before.
Al-Quds
Al-Arabi on Tuesday, April 29, published a letter from a previously
unknown group calling itself Iraqi Resistance and Liberation which
said Saddam was still alive and would deliver a message to his country
within three days.
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