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World | September 17, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00
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A U.S. military police officer watches Iraqi police trainees practice crowd control during a training course for a U.S.-backed, 400-strong police force set up to protect an important Shiite Muslim shrine in Najaf. Photo AP
A new audiotape claimed to carry the voice of ousted dictator Saddam Hussein was broadcast on Arab television Wednesday, demanding that U.S. troops should withdraw from Iraq and saying that their defeat is inevitable. The speaker on the tape also called on Iraqis to join the resistance against the U.S.-led occupation and take to the streets in protests. Addressing the Americans, the speaker said, "Your withdrawal from our country is inevitable. And tomorrow is not too far away." He told the United States to negotiate its withdrawal with Iraqi leaders it holds captive.
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