Saddam to deliver message within three days: unknown Iraqi group

Yahoo! News ^ | Apr 29, 2003 | AFP

[El Conservador]

DUBAI (AFP) - A previously unknown Iraqi group opposed to the US presence said deposed president Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) was to deliver a message to his country within three days.

"President Saddam Hussein was not killed. He is still alive. He is going to address a message to Iraqis and to the (Arab) nation within 72 hours," the group calling itself Iraqi Resistance and Liberation said in a letter published Tuesday by the London-based Arabic newspaper Al-Quds Al-Arabi.

The letter said Saddam "has come across evidence that some Iraqi officials had long been involved with American and British intelligence."

The mysterious organization stressed it was not "the remnants of the (ousted) Iraqi government," despite comments similar to those made by the regime, particularly information minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf, before US troops rolled into central Baghdad on April 9.

The group denounced what it called "a disinformation campaign" by the United States to hide losses at the hands of the "courageous resistance."

The organization claimed US forces in Iraq (news - web sites) have suffered 1,300 deaths and more than 3,000 wounded and that British troops have suffered 211 deaths.

The US Defense Department says 137 US military personnel have been killed in the Iraqi conflict. The British say 31 of their troops have died.

Al-Quds al-Arabi is edited by Abdul Bari Atwan, a Palestinian known for his pro-Saddam sympathies.

[El Conservador]

Hope is the last thing you lose...

[anniegetyourgun]

So, he will rise again on the third day? Oh wait....it's been a bit longer than that....

[neither-nor]

"Al-Quds al-Arabi is edited by Abdul Bari Atwan, a Palestinian known for his pro-Saddam sympathies.'

Translation: "Al-Quds al-Arabi is edited by Abdul Bari Atwan, a Palestinian also known as Baghdad Bob ( Thats right pig dog!)

[Chirodoc]

Baghdad Bob lives!

[boothead]

Saddam to deliver message within three days

He will announce that he was killed in the April bombing!!!!!!!!

[DarthFuzball]

Whatever! Saddam is history. JDAM barbecue.

Wouldn't that be JDAM-becue?

[lelio]

Someone should post a picture of Saddam in full Elvis gear and send it to this group.

[DJ Frisat]

"Saddam to deliver message within three days."

Ah, yes: "The war is going swell, we have repelled all the infidels at the gates of Baghdad, and the only damage to my palace was a few popped drywall nails..."

Yeesh....

[SwinneySwitch]

"The mysterious organization stressed it was not "the remnants of the (ousted) Iraqi government," despite comments similar to those made by the regime, particularly information minister Mohammad Said al-Sahhaf, before US troops rolled into central Baghdad on April 9."

LOL! Don't pay any attention to the man behind the curtain!

[El Gato]

Warm up the BUFFs. A dozen or so, equiped with JDAM hard target penetrators, Plus a few F-15Es, with real bunker busters. When he issues the statement, figure out where he is, and bomb it with the Buffs to fix him in place, then bring on the Strike Eagles and bunker busters. They should work well on caves too. OTOH, maybe a few thermobaric bombs on those BUFFs would be in order too, those are hell on caves. Besides the "Human Rights" comunity will then get their nickers in a twist again, as they don't like 'em. That will further show how ridiculous and naive they are, as if Cuba being relected to the UN human rights committee isn't demonstration enough of that.

[Cameron1]

I bet Saddam will be at a table surrounded by all the captured generals and Taqiq Aziz..........LOL