Saddam Hussein

Have we heard anything at all about the chemical bombardment of the Iranian people, using chemical weapons supplied by certain European countries to Saddam Hussein? Have we been shown those whose bodies are severely and gravely damaged by chemical attacks and who are still alive but have been hospitalized for 35

raine, an independent and sovereign country. Russia is trying to redraw borders using tanks and rockets — something that the world has not seen since Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait. It is using explicit nuclear blackmail and fake referendums in clear violation of international law. Its war of aggression agai

the fight against terrorism throughout the region. The Islamic Republic of Iran has spent much capital to achieve its objectives — from the time when Saddam Hussein tore up the Algiers Agreement and attacked our country unprovoked, to the time when the American Government trampled on the nuclear agreement and, we

iatives. • In the Mid 1980’s, we called for collective security arrangements in the Persian Gulf, even as all global and regional powers were backing Saddam Hussein’s “tanker war”.

enturist tendencies of irrational aspirants. We cannot forget that civilians in many of our cities became the target of long-range missile attacks by Saddam Hussein during his eight-year war of aggression against us. We will never allow our people to become victims of such catastrophic delusions again. Instabilit

al so that people would become the means and targets of the development process. As a result of the flawed policies of the past dictatorial regime of Saddam Al-Hussein, the standard of human development fell after a series of wars that were fought by that regime and the deprivations and siege that Iraq su

his family. A similar campaign was undertaken in Iraq by the Bush and Blair forces under the guise of eradicating weapons of mass destruction, which Saddam Hussein never possessed.

Following more recent genocides, the International Criminal Court was established. The use of chemical weapons by Saddam Hussein led to the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). So the institutions and instruments are i

which has been employed as an excuse to justify a long catalogue of crimes and catastrophic practices over the past three decades. The arming of the Saddam Hussein regime with chemical weapons and support for the Taliban and Al-Qaida are just two examples of such catastrophes.

ent or growth. Hence, we in Iraq, whose people have suffered tremendously from the horrors of war caused by the recklessness and folly of the defunct Saddam regime, are deeply concerned by the worsening events and tense situation on our borders with Syria, a country with which we have borders over 600 kil

Imagine if Saddam Hussein had not invaded Iran and the big Powers had supported the rights of the Iranian people instead of siding with Saddam. Imagine if the tragic incident

wn clear red lines during the 1930s, I believe they would have stopped Nazi aggression, and the Second World War might have been avoided. In 1990, if Saddam Hussein had been clearly told that his conquest of Kuwait would cross a red line, the first Gulf War might have been avoided. Clear red lines have also worke

result. One example was the situation created by the Bush-Blair illegal campaign in Iraq — an illegal campaign undertaken because it was alleged that Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction, when it was well known to those two and their Governments that he did not have such weapons — and, indeed, after inv

people and then stockpiled thousands of warheads in their arsenals? Whose economies rely on waging wars and selling arms? Who provoked and encouraged Saddam Hussein to invade and impose an eight-year war on Iran, and who assisted and equipped him to deploy chemical weapons against our cities and our people? Who u

This year, the State of Kuwait celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of its independence and the twentieth anniversary of its liberation from the Iraqi Saddami occupation. That liberation was truly considered one of the most salient successes of the United Nations in its efforts to deter aggression and elim

d. It not only casts Israel as the villain, it often casts real villains in leading roles. Al-Qadhafi’s Libya chaired the Commission on Human Rights. Saddam’s Iraq headed the Conference on Disarmament. One might say that is the past. Well, here is what is happening now — right now, today. Hizbullah- contr

its revolution. Throughout the past 30 years, we have been subject to the hostile attitudes of those who at one time supported, with all their might, Saddam’s military aggression and his use of chemical weapons against us, and who at another time decided to take military action in Iraq to get rid of the s

t, I would like to say that Central Asia, the Middle East, the Balkans and the entire world are now freer and safer without the likes of Mullah Omar, Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic. I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the message of hope that President George W. Bush and other leaders have sen

s witnessed that in all long wars like the Korean and Viet Nam wars, the war of the Zionists against the Palestinians and against Lebanon, the war of Saddam against the people of Iran and the ethnic wars of Europe and Africa one Security Council member was one of the belligerents or supported one party, u

f the front lines in this battle. I acknowledge here the divided views of United Nations Member States over the military action against the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003, yet today there is a very clear choice that should unite us all. The extremists have chosen to make Iraq a battleground. Osama bin Laden has

hbouring Arab and regional States. They are further supported by individuals who infiltrate the borders, many of them Al-Qaida operatives and runaway Saddamists. Such groups harbour the illusion that they can suppress the will of our people by continuing to kill, terrorize and spread despair among innocen

he world ó in Spain, Britain, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Saudi Arabia - as we have all witnessed. Iraq was afflicted with that scourge under Saddamís regime, whose policy was to rule or destroy people and property with all types of lethal weapons. Today the Iraqi people are paying the price of co

For eight years, Saddam's regime imposed a massive war of aggression and occupation on my people. It employed the most heinous weapons of mass destruction - including chemic

restores law and order and puts an end to the occupation of the country. The tragic situation unfolding today in Iraq, in the wake of the downfall of Saddam Hussein’s regime, has resulted in terrorism, violations and chaos, which all of us can see. That situation may take Iraq down a slippery slope of sectarian v

spire to recover that role today. Iraq is a nation rich in cultural heritage and history, as the cradle of civilization. But the oppressive regime of Saddam Hussein cast a long, sinister shadow over Iraq. It traumatized and suppressed the people of Iraq for decades. With the fall of Saddam Hussein’s 11 oppressive

s, as the ideal framework for diagnosing its causes and arriving at the necessary solutions needed to contain it. A year and a half after the fall of Saddam Husseinís dictatorship, the situation in Iraq continues to be a delicate one of uncertainty and insecurity, due to terrorist acts carried out by armed groups

have helped to send the United Nations Charter to oblivion, thereby serving domination and militarism. We in Iran benefited greatly by the removal of Saddam Hussein.

southern Russia — poses a threat not only to the security of Israel, but to the security and stability of the whole world. Indeed, Iran has replaced Saddam Hussein as the world’s number-one exporter of terror, hate and instability. The international community now also realizes, as reflected in Security Council r

es that are of concern to us. In the past 20 years or so, our world has been the stage for several major conflicts, including the invasion of Iran by Saddam Hussein in the 1980s, which resulted in the death of over a million people. Chemical and biological weapons were unleashed on both civilians and combatants.

satisfaction with the work carried out by the coalition forces in helping the Iraqi people to rebuild their country after the decades of disasters of Saddam Hussein's despotic regime. Reforming the United Nations, particularly the Security Council, and revitalizing the General Assembly are of crucial importance t

such actions effectively and with seriousness and steadfastness when faced with dangers and threats such as those that emanated from the 21 regime of Saddam Hussein, have led, it seems, to confusion. This confusion has provided the advocates of collective action and the defenders of unilateral action with paralle

abuses will increase until they become intolerable and revolt takes place, with all the destruction that accompanies it. That was what happened with Saddam Hussein on a national scale.

urpose of this institution over more than a dozen years. Throughout that period, the international community remained in agreement that the regime of Saddam Hussein posed a Chapter VII threat to international peace and security by its proliferation of weapons of mass destruction programmes and its unparalleled de

represents a free people who are building a decent and just society. They are building a nation fully joined in the war against terror. The regime of Saddam Hussain cultivated ties to terror while it built weapons of mass destruction. It used those weapons in acts of mass murder and refused to account for

d visit Halabja, where chemicals were dropped on civilians. Come and examine the lists of the disappeared, whose right to life was taken from them by Saddam Hussain, and we, the Iraqi people, will ask you why you chose to remain silent. We are here today to declare that a new Iraq has been born — an Iraq

e Palestinian Authority must act urgently to implement the commitments contained in the road map. In Iraq, the European Union has welcomed the end of Saddam Hussain's regime, whose power was built on fear and the violation of human rights. The formation of the Iraqi Governing Council was the first major s

ted comments of eminent intellectuals on the future of the United Nations to the Panel for its consideration. The war against the murderous regime of Saddam Hussain has exposed, in a painful way, the challenges related to the principles and practice of multilateral action and has revealed the unresolved d

ations resolutions. Most recently, tensions have escalated further because of the possibility of a war against Iraq in order to remove its President, Saddam Hussein. The Republic of San Marino can certainly neither tolerate nor accept that the world be held hostage by 15 unscrupulous dictators who are absolutely

stan and is currently contributing troops to that Mission. We have followed with deep concern the developments in the Middle East and the threat that Saddam Hussein's regime poses to security, peace and global solidarity against State-backed terrorism. The Albanian Government reaffirms its position, which demands

ctors. It is up to the Iraqi leadership to allay international fears and to prove that Iraq does not possess weapons of mass destruction. It is up to Saddam Hussein to step out of isolation and bring Iraq back into the world community. Political and diplomatic efforts to achieve these goals have not yet been exha

as ensured — with one infamous exception — that no States have resorted to these, the world's worst weapons. That exception is Iraq. For two decades, Saddam Hussein's regime has defied and frustrated every attempt to enforce the international rule of law. Iraq is the only country to be condemned by the United Nat

as well as the principle that every human being has the right to be different and yet to prosper and live in security. 10 The front from Bin Laden to Saddam Hussein is a menace to us all. It will not enable peace, nor will it permit freedom — for all people or for their own people. In countries that harbour terro

e reform path of the Secretary- General is, therefore, a central focus of German foreign policy. The developments in Iraq fill us with grave concern. Saddam Hussein's regime is a brutal dictatorship. Under his leadership, Iraq has attacked its neighbours Iran and Kuwait, has fired missiles at Israel and has used

raq invaded Kuwait without provocation. And the regime's forces were poised to continue their march to seize other countries and their resources. Had Saddam Hussein been appeased instead of stopped, he would have endangered the peace and stability of the world. Yet, this aggression was stopped by the might of coa

I was instructed by the President of the Republic of Iraq, His Excellency Mr. Saddam Hussein, to convey to you, in the allotted time, excerpts of a letter he has addressed to the General Assembly, in which His Excellency presents Iraq's posit

Perceiving the dangers to which the world is being exposed, our leader President Saddam Hussein of the Republic of Iraq has called for acting wisely and reasonably to spare humanity the scourges of vengeance, war, rancour and hatred. On 29 Octob

blems that have since grown worse and become the focus of a significant part of the discussions of the Millennium Summit. In February 1990, President Saddam Hussein warned against the grave dangers resulting from the unilateral control assumed by the United States of America and its headlong rush to impose its he

The logic of this Western doctrine is not unknown to Iraq. At an early date, President Saddam Hussein drew attention to the dangers of the policy of might and opportunism in international relations that is carried out at the expense of the balance bet

a decade, nations have stood together to keep the Iraqi regime from threatening its people and the world with such weapons. Despite all the obstacles Saddam Hussein has placed in our path, we must continue to ease the suffering of the people of Iraq. At the same time, we cannot allow the Government of Iraq to flo

n-Chinese communiqué also called for the establishment of a multi-polar international system. We in Iraq are proud to note that our leader, President Saddam Hussain, called 20 years ago for a multi-polar world. The United Nations should not be controlled by the rich, who are a small minority in the world.