Saddam Calls on Iraqis Not to Hate Attackers of Their Country in Internet Letter
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq — In a letter posted on the Internet Wednesday in the name of Saddam Hussein, the former dictator called on Iraqis not to hate the invaders of their country.
The letter, which was authenticated by one of Saddam's lawyers, appeared to be what the fallen leader would have said if he had been given an opportunity to address the court on the day he was condemned to death last month.
"I call on you not to hate because hate does not leave space for a person to be fair and it makes you blind and closes all doors of thinking," Saddam said in the letter published on a Website known to represent the Baath Party.
"I also call on you not to hate the people of the other countries that attacked us and who separated the people from those who govern them," Saddam wrote.
In this respect the letter contradicts a Baath Party statement published on the same Web site earlier Wednesday, in which the party threatened to retaliate against the United States if Saddam is executed.
In Amman, a member of Saddam Hussein's legal team, Issam Ghazzawi, confirmed to The Associated Press that the letter was authentic, saying it was written by Saddam on Nov. 5 — the day he was condemned to death for ordering the killing of 148 people, including children, who had been arrested after an attempt to assassinate him in the northern town of Dujail in 1982.
2006-12-30 09:41:53 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
It is called reverse psychology....the last step to make himself a martyr. The look I am giving myself to support our cause.
2006-12-30 09:56:22 · answer #1 · answered by Cherry_Blossom 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
The media is so liberal, they don't want anyone to think that our being in Iraq might actually be a good thing. That's why I watch FOX News, at least I hear some of the good that's going on. Unfortunately, many Americans are fairly ignorant and love to jump on bandwagons, so I'm with you -- I think that if the media would report on the abundance of good things that are happening, the public's perception and opinion would be very different. From a grateful veteran, thanks so much for your military service...we need more Americans like you.
2016-05-22 21:57:49 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that this was his way of saying goodbye and he did not want to die cursing like "Baghdad Bob" (who did NOT die) and be somewhat stately. Remember, he was a cruel dictator but he was a person who probably just buried any humanity and rarely revealed it to outsiders.
He did the crimes and he paid a price. I do not like calling Hitlers and Husseins "monsters". They are human beings.
2006-12-30 10:30:44 · answer #3 · answered by david m 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Saddam. I think that Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld should also swing from the gallows for all od the deaths they are responsible for.
2006-12-31 15:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by honey_im_homer 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
read between the lines it was a final failed attempt to make himself out to not look as bad as he really was,
2006-12-30 09:45:41 · answer #5 · answered by waterboy 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
I guess when they hold a gun to your head, you'll write whatever they want.
2006-12-30 09:45:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 2⤋
interesting. seems he is more enlightened than many US citizens who want to nuke arab countries
2006-12-30 09:44:33 · answer #7 · answered by Boring 5 · 4⤊ 2⤋