Victorious and Triumphant

Saddam the Magnificent

Victorious and Triumphant

[Below are two versions of a much censored

letter which has been variously interpreted

by the press.]

My greetings to the Arab people of brotherly Jordan and to whoever asks about us in our dignified and glorified nation; my soul and my existence is to be sacrificed for our precious Palestine and our beloved, patient and suffering Iraq.

Life is meaningless without the considerations of faith, love and inherited history in our nation.

It is not much for a man to support his nation with his soul and all he commands because it deserves it since it has given us life in the name of God and allowed us to inherit the best.

My brother, love your people, love Palestine, love your nation, long live Palestine.

"I and my family offer ourselves as a sacrifice

for this nation, including dear Palestine

and our steadfast, beloved, and wretched Iraq,"

he writes.

"Life without faith, love

and the inherited traditions

of our nation is destruction."

"He who sacrifices his property and soul

for his nation is doing but a little

because this nation deserves

much to be done."

"Long live Palestine.

Love your nation."