munaeem | 29 December, 2006 13:51
On the day Hussein's death sentence was confirmed, the Baath party that he led warned it would retaliate against the United States and its interests, and against members of the Iraqi High Tribunal if the execution is carried out.
It said the United States will suffer "grave consequences" if Hussein is executed.
The party also vowed to shut down peace negotiations with coalition forces, according to a statement the group released on an Arabic-language Web site.
The Baathists have been operating as part of the insurgency against the U.S. and its allies since Hussein's regime fell in 2003.
In a farewell letter posted Wednesday on the former Baath Party's Web site, Hussein bid farewell to Iraqis and called on them not to hate the U.S.-led forces. (Watch Hussein try to get in the last word
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Calling Iraq a "loyal and honorable nation," Hussein says, "I bid you farewell and submit myself to the merciful and ever-faithful Lord." (Full story)
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