Second 'Saddam' Tape Urges Fightback

July 8, 2003

Al Jazeera television has today aired a purported audio recording from ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein in which he told Iraqis that covert attacks were the best means to fight the US-British "occupation".

"Returning to covert attacks is the appropriate means for resistance," the voice on the poor quality tape said. "Your main mission, Iraqis, is to evict the invaders from Iraqi territory.

"This is your fundamental mission, you Iraqis, Arabs, Kurds, Turkmen, Shi'ites, Sunnis, Muslims and Christians...therefore you must work on unifying your ranks."

The tape appeared to be same as one aired earlier by Lebanon's al-Hayat-LBC satellite television. There was no immediate independent confirmation of the identity of the speaker or of when the tape was made.

It was the second such recording in a week purportedly made by Saddam.

On Friday, al Jazeera aired an audio tape it said was from Saddam in which he said he was alive and still living in Iraq almost three months after the US-led war on his country.

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