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Saddam's deputy tells his followers Americans are facing defeat in Iraq (al-Douri)
Associated Press (excerpt) ^ | July 8, 2007

Posted on 07/08/2007 10:46:42 AM PDT by HAL9000

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BAGHDAD: An audiotape said to be of Saddam Hussein's deputy said his group will keep fighting until the last foreign soldier withdraws from Iraq, saying the Americans are being defeated.

The audiotape purportedly from Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri was obtained by The Associated Press in Baghdad on Sunday. It was impossible to determine its authenticity, but several Iraqis familiar with al-Douri's voice said they believed it from his.

It was also unclear when the audiotape was made but the comments referred to Saddam as a "martyr." He was hanged Dec. 30 for his role in the deaths of more than 140 Shiite Muslims more than 25 years ago.

In the tape, the speaker said that the leadership of Saddam's former Baath Party declared that "its only alternative is Jihad (holy war), and escalating Jihad, until the last soldier of the enemy flees the land of Iraq."

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 2006; 200612; 20061230; 200707; aldhouri; aldhuri; aldouri; alduri; baath; baathparty; enemypropaganda; iraq; iraqwar; isis; izzat; izzatibrahimaldhouri; izzatibrahimaldhuri; kingofclubs; martyr; saddam; saddamhussein; syria; yemen
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1 posted on 07/08/2007 10:46:45 AM PDT by HAL9000
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To: HAL9000

Nice.

Could the AP give us an update on the villages wiped out by Al Qaeda or give us an update on the rumor they have kidnapped boys, roasted them, and fed them to their families as a part of the persuasion to help them with their cause?


2 posted on 07/08/2007 10:49:58 AM PDT by Sundog (It's a good day for a catharsis.)
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To: HAL9000
... saying the Americans are being defeated.
He must be watching e.g. CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS, BBC, or listening to US senators or members of the house.
3 posted on 07/08/2007 10:50:16 AM PDT by Asclepius
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To: HAL9000
Saddam's deputy tells his followers Americans are facing defeat in Iraq (al-Douri)

This is wrong. Americans are facing defeat in the United States Senate.

4 posted on 07/08/2007 10:50:41 AM PDT by John Valentine
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To: Sundog

Exactly - The MSM are ugly and pathetic. They are doing all they can for our enemies within the PR aspect of this WOT.


5 posted on 07/08/2007 10:51:47 AM PDT by SevenMinusOne
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To: HAL9000
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6 posted on 07/08/2007 10:54:20 AM PDT by rfp1234 (Nothing is better than eternal happiness. A ham sandwich is better than nothing. Therefore...)
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To: HAL9000
" It was also unclear when the audiotape was made but the comments referred to Saddam as a "martyr." "

At least they believe Saddam is dead.

Al-Douri was weird looking for Iraq with his red hair. I thought he would be one of the first to be found because of his appearance.

7 posted on 07/08/2007 10:56:13 AM PDT by Anti-Bubba182
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To: jveritas; FARS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; knighthawk; Marine_Uncle; SandRat; Steel Wolf; CAP; ...

This guy is probably in Damascus. Nonetheless, it is to people like him that Harry Reid are willing to turn Iraq over to out of sheer hatred for Bush.


8 posted on 07/08/2007 10:56:18 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens. Their love is misplaced.)
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To: HAL9000

Sounds like he’s planning to run for Bloombergs office.


9 posted on 07/08/2007 11:00:20 AM PDT by VR-21
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To: elhombrelibre
Yes he is living in Syria. Typical delusional Arab, they never know when they are defeated. The Arabs like this idiot have been saying for four years now that the US is defeated in Iraq and that the US will withdraw very soon also the traitors and defeatists in our midst have been saying the same, but yet our brave troops are still on the offense in the heart of the Middle East annihilating the terrorists.

God bless our brave troops and President Bush.

10 posted on 07/08/2007 11:02:01 AM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush.)
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11 posted on 07/08/2007 11:04:23 AM PDT by CarrotAndStick (The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Al-Douri was weird looking for Iraq with his red hair.

Light eyes and light hair aren't unheard of in Iraq, but you're right - red hair is very unusual.

12 posted on 07/08/2007 11:23:49 AM PDT by Allegra (Carbon offsets for sale. Inquire within.)
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If we had not invaded Iraq, Saddam would have been cruising for trouble on the world stage by now. It was apparent that containment was failing more each day.

Saddam was thumbing his nose at weapons inspectors.
Uninspected planes were flying into Baghdad.
Saddam was shooting at our planes in the no-fly zone.
VIPs with connections to world governments were being "paid off" in the oil-for-food scandal.
Saddam was giving thousands of dollars to families of suicide bombers.
Saddam was brutalizing his own people and using them as guinea pigs in the development of his weapons.

Democrats who pretend things were going well in Iraq before we invaded are crazy.

Hillary Clinton doesn't care to fight for the right of Muslim women to make choices about their government through voting.

Even Obama, who acts like he is the new Abe Lincoln, doesn't seem to care that his father's people, the Muslims, were under Saddam's heel.

Hillary Clinton doesn't care to fight for the right of Muslim women to make choices about their government.

13 posted on 07/08/2007 11:32:53 AM PDT by syriacus (If the US troops had remained in S. Korea in 1949, there would have been no Korean War (1950-53).)
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To: jveritas
Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri and Senator Reid are two men with the same goals.

Thanks for the insight Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri's location. I'd like to see his sleep interrupted one night by a JDAM.

14 posted on 07/08/2007 11:46:39 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens. Their love is misplaced.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182
Do you think that there was a Celt in the woodpile?
15 posted on 07/08/2007 11:49:01 AM PDT by elhombrelibre (Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens. Their love is misplaced.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

There are quite a lot of people who look almost Western/European in the ME, especially Israel and Palestinians. At first glance, one wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between the two.


16 posted on 07/08/2007 11:53:32 AM PDT by Killborn (BASH BUSH!! All the COOL kids are doing it!!!! Perfect for people with no logic or reason!)
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To: elhombrelibre

Amen.


17 posted on 07/08/2007 12:02:01 PM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush.)
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To: jveritas; FARS; Ernest_at_the_Beach; knighthawk; Marine_Uncle; SandRat; Steel Wolf; CAP; ...
Here are some pictures of our Iraqi allies - ordinary citizens - in Diayala taking the fight to al Qaeda found on Iraq Slogger.

Obviously, this is bad news for comrades Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Reid, Pelosi, and many RINOs.

18 posted on 07/08/2007 12:23:05 PM PDT by elhombrelibre (Democrats even want foreign terrorists to be treated like US citizens. Their love is misplaced.)
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To: elhombrelibre

The Surge is working great.


19 posted on 07/08/2007 12:30:04 PM PDT by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

So when does this guy become a marytr?


20 posted on 07/08/2007 12:39:34 PM PDT by Americanexpat (A strong democracy through citizen oversight.)
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