A statement attributed to the Iraqi dictator was read out on Iraqi state TV by Information Minister Mohammed Saeed al-Sahaf, fuelling speculation about why the Iraqi dictator is not appearing on TV himself.

BY Saddam Hussein 1 April 2003

Excerpts from the address by the Iraqi President in which he praised the performance of his armed forces and said victory was not far off.

BY Saddam Hussein 23 March 2003

The Iraqi leader's address was telecast shortly after US forces launched a first attack on Baghdad and Iraqi state television said the address was live, but it has not yet been possible to verify this. U

BY Saddam Hussein 19 March 2003

Excerpts from Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's defiant televised speech to mark the 14th anniversary of the end of the Iran-Iraq war

BY Saddam Hussein 7 August 2002