Purported Saddam tape demands U.S. withdrawal-TV

Reuters | 8/17/03

[kattracks]

DUBAI, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Arabic television channel Al Arabiya aired on Wednesday an audio tape it said was from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in which he demanded the United States unconditionally withdraw its forces from Iraq.

The voice on the tape also urged Iraqis to intensify their attacks against the American forces and to "wage holy war by all means against the foolish invaders."

09/17/03 08:11 ET

[roses of sharon]

Holy war???

But Saddam is a secularist!

He hated Bin Laden!

He NEVER would have anything to do with terrorism.

No terrorist has ever been in his country, or spoken to his people!!

[Blood of Tyrants]

Or what?

[mtbrandon49]

"Arabic television channel Al Arabiya aired on Wednesday an audio tape it said was from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein"

[Grampa Dave]

This Classic and should be the remark of the day. Who is it we refer remarks like this.

Saddam doesn't hate America enough to be in the Democratic Party!

With a little editing, it is now my new tag line.

[Mo1]

from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in which he demanded the United States unconditionally withdraw its forces from Iraq.

Big words for someone who is in hiding

[BerniesFriend]

Next thing you will hear is saddam on tape saying Isabel is his work..to punish infidel Americans..

[sarasota]

saddam sounds more like Baghdad Bob with every tape.

[concerned about politics]

United States unconditionally withdraw its forces from Iraq.

Oh. OK. We'll just pack up and leave because he says so - NOT!

"wage holy war by all means against the foolish invaders."

I thought there was no connection between Muslim terrorism and Saddam. Oh well, I guess that's been proven wrong. Thanks for that little tid bit, Saddam.

[TheDon]

LOL! The Demorats were the first thing I thought of when I read Saddam's demand.

[dighton]

REUTERS/Arko Datta

Baseball inside a Tikrit palace, formerly owned by Saddam Hussein.

[Squantos]

Just in California..........no worry.

[dighton]

[Mr. K]

ok how about we tell him we are leaving, then everybody hide...shhhhhhhh

[alnick]

I'm not being sarcastic at all, but when I heard an American voice on TV in the background reading a portion of that message from Saddam, I thought to myself, "I wonder which of the democratic presidential candidates he's quoting." I'm completely serious.

Then I heard them say that it was Saddam's newest tape, and I had to laugh.

[tbpiper]

If Sadaam wants to get us out of Iraq all he's got to do is get a petition over the the 9th Circus Court of Appeals.

HUSH DAMNIT!!.....JeeezOpeet, I can't believe you said that out loud.

[steve-b]

an audio tape it said was from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein

Oh, puh-leeze. Give me a few dozen hours of his speeches, a PC, and some decent audio editing software and I'll make you a tape of Saddam Hussein reciting a love poem to his camel.

[Destructor]

I think it's about time Uncle Sam scraped the Saddam off his boot heel.