Monday, October 16, 2006
Saddam Hussein urges Iraqis to unite
Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein is telling Iraqis that "victory is at hand" and is urging insurgents to show magnanimity toward fellow countrymen, saying he himself has forgiven Iraqis who aided the killers of his two sons. The messages are contained in a letter dictated to his chief lawyer during a meeting on October 14 in prison. Hussein says Iraqis should put aside differences and unite to drive U.S. troops out of Iraq. On Sunday, 35 Sunni Arab tribal leaders from the oil-rich city of Kirkuk called for Saddam's release in a meeting in which portraits of the former leader were hoisted along with banners declaring allegiance to him.
