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Says "defiant Saddam"? What's the alternative: 'Iraq ready and pleased to bombed to bits...looking forward to millions of more civilian casualities' ??? To: IAC Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Copies to: Anti-NATO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Anti-War <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: Stasi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Iraq is ready for the fight, says defiant Saddam - Daily Telegraph [WWW.STOPNATO Date sent: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 16:18:30 +0100 Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > Iraq is ready for the fight, says defiant Saddam > ================================ > By Anton La Guardia, Diplomatic Editor > (Filed: 18/07/2002) > DAILY TELEGRAPH > > Saddam Hussein dismissed American plans to topple him yesterday, declaring > that his regime could never be defeated and denouncing his Iraqi opponents > as the greedy stooges of foreign "tyrants". > > Delivering a defiant, rhetoric-filled speech on the anniversary of the coup > that brought the ruling Ba'ath party to power in Iraq in 1968, he said: "The > wind will blow away foreign rattling as the noise of an evil covetous > tyrant, the enemy of Allah". > > Saddam's 40-minute televised tirade, laden with references to Islamic > history, came in response to increased moves by America and Britain to > overthrow him. Paul Wolfowitz, the US deputy defence secretary, spent a > second day in Ankara yesterday discussing what Turkey's role would be in any > campaign to unseat Saddam. > > On Tuesday, Tony Blair said the world would have to "deal with" the threat > posed by Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. But in comments to chairmen of > Commons select committees, the Prime Minister insisted that there was still > an "open question" over how to proceed. > > In his speech, Saddam said his regime was ready to defend itself, "armed > with its sword, bow, and spear, carrying its shield or gun and cannon, > mounting its tank, or poised in its battle-trench which may, through caution > and alertness, save life from schemes, conspiracies, and perfidy, and > protect all our dear, dear, dear men". > > He added: "Temmuz [the July revolution] returns to say to all evil tyrants > and oppressors of the world, 'You will never defeat me this time. Never! > Even if you come together from all over the world, and invite all the devils > as well, to stand by you, support or incite you'." > > The prospect of a US military offensive has been raised further after talks > between Iraq and the United Nations over the resumption of weapons > inspections broke down this month. At the weekend, a group of about 70 > exiled Iraqi military officers met in London to plan ways to foment revolt > within the Iraqi armed forces. > > More than a decade after Iraqi troops were forced out of Kuwait, Saddam's > forces are today even less able to resist a US-led military campaign. He is > relying on divisions in the West and the strong anti-US mood in the Arab and > Muslim world to frustrate the plans. He has tried to reconcile with Arab > neighbours, particularly Saudi Arabia, in the hope that they will resist US > attempts to mount operations from their territory. > > Saddam has tried to fuel the Palestinian uprising with generous payments to > the families of "martyrs", in the belief that the crisis in Israel and the > occupied territories makes it more difficult for America to find Arab > allies. > > In his speech yesterday, Saddam described foreign-based opposition groups as > lackeys unfit to lead Iraq, while comparing his own regime as halal, > permitted by God. He declared: "Anything gained freely, as charity, or from > a foreign source, will yield nothing but vice, and weakness before the > arrogance charity and greed of the foreign source. > > "He who builds his country with his own hands will be able to defend himself > and his country with his own means." > > --------------------------- > ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST > > --------------------------- ANTI-NATO INFORMATION LIST ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.bacIlu Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
