![]() ![]() It eliminated many Kurdish villages, and forced surviving Kurds into zones where he could control them. ![]() During the Anfal Campaign of 1987-88, Saddam Hussein’s regime killed and tortured the Kurdish population. Saddam Hussein has tried to silence ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq as well. Saddam Hussein was also the first leader to use chemical weapons against his own population, silencing more than 60 villages and 30,000 citizens with poisonous gas. Citizens are publicly beheaded, and their families are required to display the heads of the deceased as a warning to others who might question the politics of this regime. Women are raped and often videotaped during rape to blackmail their families. A system of collective punishment tortures entire families or ethnic groups for the acts of one dissident. Iraqi dissidents are tortured, killed, or disappear in order to deter other Iraqi citizens from speaking out against the government or demanding change. Yet Saddam Hussein has silenced its scholars and doctors, as well as its women and children. Iraq is a nation rich in culture with a long history of intellectual and scientific achievement. Over the more than 20 years since then, his regime has systematically executed, tortured, imprisoned, raped, terrorized and repressed Iraqi people. ![]() In 1979, immediately upon coming to power, Saddam Hussein silenced all political opposition in Iraq and converted his one-party state into a cult of personality. Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor May God bless the people of Iraq, and may God bless America.You are in: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs > Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor > Releases > Other Releases > 2000-2002 Iraq: A Population Silenced And the United States of America will not relent until this war is won. Our security is assured by our perseverance and by our sure belief in the success of liberty. The war on terror is a different kind of war, waged capture by capture, cell by cell, and victory by victory. We've come to this moment through patience and resolve and focused action. Such men are a direct threat to the American people, and they will be defeated. We still face terrorists who would rather go on killing the innocent than accept the rise of liberty in the heart of the Middle East. I also have a message for all Americans: The capture of Saddam Hussein does not mean the end of violence in Iraq. Today, on behalf of the nation, I thank the members of our Armed Forces and I congratulate 'em. Their work continues, and so do the risks. Our servicemen and women and our coalition allies have faced many dangers in the hunt for members of the fallen regime, and in their effort to bring hope and freedom to the Iraqi people. The operation was carried out with skill and precision by a brave fighting force. The operation was based on the superb work of intelligence analysts who found the dictator's footprints in a vast country. ![]() The success of yesterday's mission is a tribute to our men and women now serving in Iraq. All Iraqis can now come together and reject violence and build a new Iraq. In the history of Iraq, a dark and painful era is over. The goals of our coalition are the same as your goals - sovereignty for your country, dignity for your great culture, and for every Iraqi citizen, the opportunity for a better life. All Iraqis who take the side of freedom have taken the winning side. For the vast majority of Iraqi citizens who wish to live as free men and women, this event brings further assurance that the torture chambers and the secret police are gone forever.Īnd this afternoon, I have a message for the Iraqi people: You will not have to fear the rule of Saddam Hussein ever again. For the Baathist holdouts largely responsible for the current violence, there will be no return to the corrupt power and privilege they once held. It marks the end of the road for him, and for all who bullied and killed in his name. The capture of this man was crucial to the rise of a free Iraq. And now the former dictator of Iraq will face the justice he denied to millions. He was found near a farmhouse outside the city of Tikrit, in a swift raid conducted without casualties. Baghdad time, United States military forces captured Saddam Hussein alive. Yesterday, December the 13th, at around 8:30 p.m. George W Bush Speech - Capture Of Saddam Hussein ![]()
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