saddaa Defiant, Detoralaed to right
Tho Halted excerpts of Iraqi President Saddaa Buaayn's speech available froa FBIS and rough translations froa CNN say have sissed important points. Nonetheless, the satorlal is sufficient to conclude that bis aood remains defiant and uncompromising.
Saddam placed blaao for the continuation of the var on tho United States and its allies in the multinational coalition. rarecordad speech broadcast0 EST, he accused th* White House and Riyadh of failing to reciprocate hlaugust andebruary propoaals for cosprehonslv* peaco in tho region and of sotting ncv demands instead. He charged th* US and Its Arab "Bsrcsnarles" vith using th* invasionretext to destroy Iraq, including it* allltary. Its religion, end its culture. Saddaa said Iraqis vara prepared to continue tha fight--vhich he described again aa th* "aether of allnd said that thocapability" of th* Iraqi allltary vas still unrovoaled. Tho Halted excerpts suggest Tariq Aziz nay bo carrying "directions" toosalblo referonco to further proposals-
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