Defiant ex-dictator urges his countrymen to reject violence

SADDAM Hussein urged Iraqis yesterday to reject the sectarian violence ripping his country apart and to “not take revenge” on US invaders, his chief lawyer said after the ousted leader was sentenced to death.

Defiant ex-dictator urges his countrymen to reject violence

The plea came as hundreds of people rallied in Saddam’s hometown of Tikrit to show their support for the ousted dictator.

“The message from President Saddam to his people came during a meeting in Baghdad this morning, just before the so-called Iraqi court issued its verdict in his trial,” Khalil al-Dulaimi said.

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