An Iraqi organisation calling itself the Free Iraqi Army yesterday issued a statement urging the Iraqi people to topple President Saddam Hussain. The statement, a copy of which was sent to Gulf News, said: "Our great Iraqi people: time has come to throw out the treacherous dirty junta, that is led by the criminal Saddam Hussain and his leadership, who have humiliated and disgraced our people and army for more than three decades.
"We call upon you and our brave army to disobey orders issued by these villains, to start a mutiny against them and join the General Headquarters of the Desert Forces based on the west of Iraq. We call upon corps commanders to keep security and protect properties.
"This communique issued by our command is considered a warning to all the Iraqi army commanders to defy orders issued to them by the Iraqi regime.
"We call upon you to stage an uprising against them before time runs out. It is an honour for you to take part in liberating Iraq from tyranny, oppression, and grievance.
"We also call upon unit leaders commanding the mass destruction weapons to refrain from obeying orders to use them, and anyone who obeys such an order will bear responsibility for his act.
"Our great Iraqi people, the vanguards of your western Iraq-based army call upon you to take part in the liberation war, and requests you to refrain from assisting the dying regime." |