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BAGHDAD — A key former member of Saddam Hussein’s regime who has eluded capture purportedly released an audio message Tuesday.
Iraq’s former military commander and vice president, Izzat al-Douri, told President Bush on the tape that this year would be “decisive” and vowed to continue fighting U.S. forces.
Douri, who became leader of the Baath Party after Hussein was executed in December 2006, told Bush that “the Iraqi people will fight you until doomsday.” He demanded Bush withdraw troops from Iraq and called on him to reveal the true U.S. death toll, suggesting that the Pentagon was withholding information.
