Saddam's daughters 'proud'
2006-12-30 16:19
Dubai - Saddam Hussein's daughters watched
his final moments on television and were proud to see the former Iraqi president face his executioners without flinching, their spokesperson said on Saturday.
"They felt very proud as they saw their father facing his
executioners so bravely, standing up," said Rasha Oudeh, who was with Saddam's daughters Raghd and Rana as they watched television footage of the noose being tightened around his neck.
"They pray that his soul rests in peace. They were calm and
faced this with courage and faith," she said by
telephone from Jordan, where Saddam's daughters are exiled.
Raghd, 38, and Rana, 34, were at home with their children
when they heard news of Saddam's execution on television. They
had asked before he was put to death at dawn that Saddam's body
be temporarily buried in Yemen.
Their brothers, Uday and Qusay, were killed by US forces
in 2003. Pictures of their bodies were also shown on television.
- Reuters