Monday, 24. March 2003
Topic: W A R - on March 24, 2003 at 9:23:48 AM CET
Iraq's Saddam Hails Military on Iraqi Television
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, dressed in military uniform, appeared on state television on Monday and hailed the Iraqi military on the fifth-day of a U.S.-led invasion to overthrow him.
"We made a lot of sacrifices to avert war," Saddam said, praising the "valiant" contribution of the Iraqi military in resisting a U.S. and British war against Iraq that began on Thursday.
He said the invasion forces were "trapped" by heroic Iraqi resistance.
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