I disagree with PW's opinion that Anti-war protesters embolden Saddam . Saddam Hussein has nothing to do with the US occupation of Iraq. It is Iraq's oil wells that are the target of US intentions. No matter how hard Iraq tries to comply with weapons inspectors, the US has already decided o­n war.

Saddam is not budging because he is o­n the side of morality and righteousness. In the past he has been a dictator hated by his people. Now he has turned into his people's hero. His death will be that of a martyr.

If he survives and is put o­n trial by the US, he will be a victim and not the embodiment of evil which the US makes him out to be. This war has turned Saddam into the champion of the Arab world, in the face of a Zionist financed war. There is no turning back for Saddam. Honour awaits him if he wins and lives. Paradise awaits if he dies and loses.