“. . . the president [Saddam Hussein] warned

the people of Iraq and the Arabs

to beware of the American scheme

aimed at splitting Iraq into sectarian

and religious divisions

and weakening the (Arab) nation,”

said Bushra Khalil, a Lebanese member

of the defense team.

“The president sent recommendations

to the Iraqi people to remain united

and not fall in the trap of America's slogans,”

she said.

“He said Kurds, Arabs, Shiites, Sunnis and Christians are all Iraqis who all have to stand united against the American plot.”