Sadam: 'I Am Still in Iraq'

Oh, great people, our great military, children of our great country, we are
now on June 14, 2003.

People have been asking why they have not heard the voice of Saddam Hussein.
We face a lot of trouble in getting our voice to you, even though we have
been trying.

I first say that I am still in Iraq and I miss you all, even though I am in
your midst, but you know how things are.

I talk to you today and all the honorable Arabs across the world. I told you
before this last battle and during it that we would not fail you and would
not cause God to be angry at us.
What happened has happened, we sacrificed what we sacrificed: our rule but
not our principles.

They wanted to occupy Iraq and impose on it what they wanted without a fight
in exchange for our keeping our seats of power under their colonialist,
subservient control, so that we would become like others you know. The
invaders were disappointed and their actions were thwarted.

Oh, brothers and sisters, I give you the good news of telling you that jihad
cells and brigades have been formed.

I am with some of my companions in Iraq, and I salute them and you. I salute
those fighting, and I salute their perseverance and courage, and I ask God
to give them patience and to make them a role model for all Iraqis.

The casualty numbers that the Americans are announcing are false.

We refused to hold on to power if that meant submitting to the American
threats.
This act of theirs is just the beginning of their aim to control the whole
region.

They aim to destroy Iraq, and what they called the weapons of mass
destruction was nothing but a cover for their plans. You have seen how they
destroyed both the old and new civilizations of Iraq. All the science
centers, museums and schools. They questioned thousands of people, even
simple workers.

I ask the invaders, where are these weapons of mass destruction?

Make the mujahedeen secure and catch any spies. We call on Iraqis who deal
with the Americans to stop doing so.

I call upon you to protect these heroic fighters and not give the invaders
any information about them or their whereabouts during their operations, to
stop giving names or any true information about them. They are doing their
job in a satisfactory manner for God and nation. They accepted the call of
the leadership for jihad.

There is resistance, and I know you are hearing about this. Not a day passes
without their suffering losses in our great land thanks to our great
mujahedeen. The coming days will, God willing, be days of hardship and
trouble for the infidel invaders.

We fulfilled our obligations to you and sacrificed what we had to, except
our values, which are based on our deep faith and honor. We did not stab our
people or our nation in the back.

No to surrender, and no to cooperation, and we thank God for everything.

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