YOUR VALUES?

In the audiotape aired on Al-Jazeera, the speaker claiming to be Saddam said he is still in Iraq "among my people'' along with a small group of his "companions.'' He said he had been forced to "sacrifice'' the government as U.S. troops moved in.

"We ... sacrificed what we had to, except our values, which are based on our deep faith and honor. We did not stab our people or our nation in the back,'' he said.

Ok, could be him.

But let's ask some questions.

Why is this tape three weeks old before being aired on Al Jazeera, the All Terrorists, All the Time news channel?

If Saddam really wanted to thumb his nose at the USA and to inspire those idiots who for whatever reason think he's "great", why leave any doubt that it is you by using an audio tape? Why not a video tape with some proof of it being made lately (such as a current newspaper within view)?

Finally, is "forced to sacrifice the government" an Arabic euphemism for "save my sorry ass"?

Read it here.