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Saddam`s capture top priority: Bremer
Baghdad, Nov 01: Saddam Hussein is alive in Iraq, and `his capture or his killing is our top priority,` US civil administrator Paul Bremer said today.
Baghdad, Nov 01: Saddam Hussein is alive in Iraq, and "his capture or his killing is our top priority," US civil administrator Paul Bremer said today.
"We believe that Saddam is alive, is in Iraq, and his capture or his killing is our top priority," Bremer told a news conference here.
"We still have no clear indication if Saddam himself is behind these attacks," Bremer said in a reference to the upsurge of bombings and killings.
"As I said, there is some sign of more control over the attacks on a general and regional level," Bremer said. Bremer said it was important to capture or kill the deposed Iraqi leader to "draw down a curtain once and for all on the dream that Saddam and his killers are going to come back”.
“Saddam's days are finished in Iraq and we want to make that very clear," he said.
Bremer also pledged that the US-led coalition would "accelerate" the handover of authority to Iraqis. "We will seek ways to accelerate the transfer of authority to the government of Iraq," Bremer said.
"The coalition is still going to turn sovereignty to the Iraqi people as quickly as practicable," he said.
"On the security front we will accelerate the turnover of responsibility and authority to Iraqis," Bremer said, adding, "It is essential that they take an essential role in their own defense. This is after all their country, it is their future." Bureau Report
"We still have no clear indication if Saddam himself is behind these attacks," Bremer said in a reference to the upsurge of bombings and killings.
"As I said, there is some sign of more control over the attacks on a general and regional level," Bremer said. Bremer said it was important to capture or kill the deposed Iraqi leader to "draw down a curtain once and for all on the dream that Saddam and his killers are going to come back”.
“Saddam's days are finished in Iraq and we want to make that very clear," he said.
Bremer also pledged that the US-led coalition would "accelerate" the handover of authority to Iraqis. "We will seek ways to accelerate the transfer of authority to the government of Iraq," Bremer said.
"The coalition is still going to turn sovereignty to the Iraqi people as quickly as practicable," he said.
"On the security front we will accelerate the turnover of responsibility and authority to Iraqis," Bremer said, adding, "It is essential that they take an essential role in their own defense. This is after all their country, it is their future." Bureau Report