Saddam Hussein Appeal Denied, Farewell Letter Made Public

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A day after Saddam Hussein's death sentence appeal was denied, a letter written by the former Iraqi leader has been made public.

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Saddam Hussein had his final legal chance to appeal his death sentence denied. The appeals court, reported by some to be quick and perhaps insufficient in its review of the legal trial, announced that his death sentence by hanging will stand and that it should be carried out within the next four weeks.

Hussein was removed by power, sent into hiding and eventually captured by the US and their allies when they invaded Iraq. Since then, the situation in Iraq continues to deteriorate as the county slides into an uncontrollable civil war, and more and more violence breaks out on a daily basis.

The letter, considered by many to be his farewell letter, primarily seems to be addressed to his supporters as well as Iraqis in general. In the letter, Hussein tells Iraqis to "Remember that God has enabled you to become an example of love, forgiveness and brotherly co-existence...", "not to hate the peoples of the other countries that attacked us and differentiate between the decision-makers and peoples" and "Long live Iraq, long live Iraq... Long live Palestine... Long live jihad and the mujahideen."

The letter was made public on a website with an additional note. It claimed the contents of the letter were originally intended to be read out during a chance to speak at his appeal in court - however, the additional note said the letter was made public on a website because "that court and its chief judge did not give us the chance to say a word, and issued its verdict without explanation and read out the sentence - dictated by the invaders - without presenting the evidence"

Saddam Hussein is expected to be hung to death within the next four weeks.