Saddam: US and its allies trapped
President Saddam Hussein appeared on the Iraqi state-run television today to tell his nation that the United States and its allies were "trapped" as Iraq resisted their advances "heroically".
A CNN report said it was not immediately clear whether the presidential address, which made references to current battles and "setbacks to the enemies" was a live broadcast or taped.
Saddam read from a script while sitting in front of a national flag and a white sheet emblazoned with the national seal.
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