How can you lay siege to a whole country? Who is really under siege now? Baghdad cannot be besieged.

During the battles last night and at dawn, they [ Ba'th Socialist Party fighters] had destroyed three American helicopters

They are achieving nothing, they are suffering from casualties. Those casualties are increasing, not decreasing

As our leader Saddam Hussein said, 'God is grilling their stomachs in hell.'

The time is not yet ripe to say what happened. When history's ready, then we can talk about it

We will in fact encourage them to commit more suicides. We have given them death and poison.

Hit them. Fight them. They are cursed; they are evil.