Posted on 12/27/2006 9:29:50 AM PST by COUNTrecount
AMMAN, Jordan: Saddam Hussein's Baath Party threatened Wednesday to retaliate if the ousted Iraqi leader is executed, warning in an Internet posting it would target U.S. interests anywhere.
The statement appeared on a Web site known to represent the Baath, which was disbanded after U.S.-led forces overthrew Saddam in 2003. The site is believed to be run from Yemen, On Tuesday, Iraq's highest court rejected Saddam's appeal against a conviction and death sentence for the killing of 148 people who were detained after an attempt to assassinate in Dujail, northern Iraq, in 1982. The court said the former president should be hanged within 30 days.
"Our party warns again of the consequences of executing Mr. President and his comrades," the statement said.
"The Baath and the resistance are determined to retaliate, with all means and everywhere, to harm America and its interests if it commits this crime," the statement added, referring to Baath fighters as "the resistance."
Today in Africa & Middle East U.S. says evidence links Iran military to plots in Iraq Ethiopian and Somali troops make drive to capital Iran to 'revise' ties with UN agency "The American Administration will be held responsible for any harm inflicted on the president because the United States is the decision-maker (in Iraq) and not the puppet Iraqi government."
The statement said that if the execution takes place, it would be impossible for the Baath to take part in any prospective negotiations with U.S. and Iraqi officials to reduce the violence in Iraq.
Saddam's defense lawyers, who are based in Amman, called on Arab governments and the United Nations to intervene to stop the execution.
"Otherwise, all may be participating in what is going on, either actually or due to their silence in face of the crimes, which are being committed
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Pop your heads up moles.
Let them retaliate.
BFD
Hang him and then hang the corpse a few times.
Kill him, kill them.
Now, that's my kind of bath party.
NOTHING!
...except for Condi to stiffen her index finger, wag it in the baathist's face and say
....."you better watch that shit"
...in a loud and somewhat threatening voice.
I would propose a counter offer:
All violence in Iraq to stop immediately and so long as it stays that way, Saddam lives in prison.
All 5 of them.
The camel couldn't make it.
Time's up, guys.
Bring it on, scum suckers...
Why are these people in JORDAN?
Baath Party members might want to review recent history - they lost - maybe the remaining members should be next to be put on trial......any body seen Ramsey Clark..............?
Good. Execute him in Tikrit in the public market.
How could it get worse?
Hang the SOB and then move on.
That threat might be noteworthy if they were normally law abiding civilians.
So, to recap, terrorists are threatening terror attacks...
YAWN.
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