'We are ready for Martyrdom' - Saddam tells Iraqis

President Saddam Hussein has said that Iraq was ready for “martyrdom” and that claims by the US that his regime has weapons of mass destruction will be proven to be “American lies”.

In a Christmas Eve message to Iraqis he said: “As much as Iraq loves life, its people are ready for martyrdom in the defence of its land and air space, its scantiness and future.”