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Text of new 'Saddam broadcast'

07/08/03: A further audiotape allegedly recorded by the deposed Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been broadcast by Al-Jazeera and Lebanon's al-Hayat-LBC television stations.

The tape called on Iraqis to resist the US-British occupation of Iraq. The text of the recording, as broadcast by the TV stations, follows.

"Returning to the methods of underground action we had started at the very beginning is the appropriate method for Iraqis to adopt.

Based on this and through these methods I address you brothers from inside proud Iraq to say: Your main task now - as Arabs, Kurds, and Turkmen; Shias and Sunnis; Muslims and Christians; and under all titles and of all religions and denominations - is to expel the invaders from our country.

Therefore, he who advocates divisions rather than unity, and who works to disperse ranks rather than to close and unite them, is not only a servant of the foreign occupation, but an enemy of God and the people as well.

O Iraqi brothers, reject any trace or cause of divisions and discrimination among your ranks and close your ranks.

Let your banner be one; namely, Iraq's flag and banner of Allahu Akbar [God is greater]. The Iraqis are brothers because they are one people in one homeland.

O Iraqis, men and glorious women, strengthen your resolve and make up your mind by showing effective positions against the invasion so that even the blind can see them.

Show your opposition to the occupation, each according to his ability and method, such as through graffiti and having the masses surround and obstruct the work of the forces of invasion and occupation.

'Victory is coming'

 

[You should also] boycott them by not selling or buying from them and carry out peaceful demonstrations and civil disobedience in addition to opening fire on the occupation forces with the rifles, artillery, and [rocket] launchers of the faithful youth.

Do this so as not to give the occupation forces the chance to settle on your land without sustaining losses in terms of reputation, standing, and blood.

O Iraqis, work for victory, for it is coming, God willing.

Before working for victory, do what pleases God by fulfilling promises and pledges through affection for God and working for His sake so that He will love you, make your life easier, and grant you victory over the infidels."

BBC Monitoring , based in Caversham in southern England, selects and translates information from radio, television, press, news agencies and the Internet from 150 countries in more than 70 languages.

 


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