 AMMAN, Jordan - From his prison cell, ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein urged his compatriots to remain united against the US occupation and warned of the potential dangers of the upcoming elections, his lawyers said.
| Since he and his pals have everything to lose in the elections. |
Iraqi lawyer Khalil al-Duleimi met for more than four hours with Saddam on Thursday, the first meeting Saddam had with legal counsel since he was captured a year ago. Al-Duleimi, who came to Jordan to brief the legal team on his meeting, did not speak to reporters before he returned to Iraq on Sunday. "Our representative in Iraq told us that the president warned the people of Iraq and the Arabs to beware of the American scheme aimed at splitting Iraq into sectarian and religious divisions and weakening the (Arab) nation," said Bushra Khalil, a Lebanese member of the defense team.
| "This democracy thing the Americans push is dangerous. Why, people might start thinking for themselves!" |
"The president sent recommendations to the Iraqi people to remain united and not fall in the trap of America's slogans," she said Sunday. "He said Kurds, Arabs, Shiites, Sunnis and Christians are all Iraqis who all have to stand united against the American plot."
| Since Sammy has been so good to the Kurds, Shiites and Christians, ya know. |
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