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U.S. President's Statement on the Saddam
Hussein Verdict
6.11.2006
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THE PRESIDENT:
Today, Saddam Hussein was convicted and sentenced to
death by the Iraqi High Tribunal for the massacres
committed by his regime in the town of Dujayl.
Saddam Hussein's trial is a milestone in the Iraqi
people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant
with the rule of law -- it's a major achievement for
Iraq's young democracy and its constitutional
government.
During Saddam Hussein's trial, the court received
evidence from 130 witnesses.
The man who once struck fear in the hearts of Iraqis
had to listen to free Iraqis recount the acts of
torture and murder that he ordered against their
families and against them.
Today, the victims of this regime have received a
measure of the justice which many thought would
never come.
Saddam Hussein will have an automatic right to
appeal his sentence; he will continue to receive the
due process and the legal rights that he denied the
Iraqi people. Iraq has a lot of work ahead as it
builds its society that delivers equal justice and
protects all its citizens.
Yet history will record today's judgment as an
important achievement on the path to a free and just
and unified society. |
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The United States is proud to stand with the Iraqi
people. We will continue to support Iraq's unity
government as it works to bring peace to its great
country.
We appreciate the determination and bravery of the
Iraqi security forces, who are stepping forward to
defend their free nation. And we give our thanks to
the men and women of America's Armed Forces, who
have sacrificed so much for the cause of freedom in
Iraq -- and they've sacrificed for the security of
the United States.
Without their courage and skill, today's verdict
would not have happened. On behalf of the American
people, I thank every American who wears the
uniform, I thank their families -- and I thank them
for their service and continued sacrifice.
Thank you very much.
whitehouse.gov
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