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"You've got to get rid of him," he told the crowd. "You've got to get rid of [Vice President] Cheney. "You've got to get rid of [Secretary of State] Condoleezza Rice."
He blamed the [George W. Bush] administration for the sectarian violence in Iraq. "Sunni and Shiite lived together. Christians and Jews lived together in Iraq before America came in," Farrakhan insisted. He noted that there was no bombing of Shiite holy places during the reign of deposed president, Saddam Hussein. Farrakhan said, "You need to look at those who came in. After they came in, all hell broke loose. He recalled that the people of Iraq were being fed under Saddam Hussein. "And they had the finest of educational institutions," he added.He then asked the gathering to put on their thinking caps. "Why did they invade Iraq? Why did they kill Saddam? Why did they kill his sons?" he asked. Answering his own questions, he revealed that the real reason for attacking Iraq and removing Hussein was economic. "Saddam had demanded that those who wanted Iraqi oil would have to pay in euros. You see, Saddam was not a threat to his neighbors. He was a threat to America's economic system," Farrakhan stressed.See the full content of this document
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Peace and Politics
The Hon. Min. Louis Farrakhan, 73, called for universal unity during his two-hour address at Detroit's Ford Field on February 25. At the very beginning of his annual Savior's Day address, entitled, "One Nation Under God," he thanked those who had prayed for his recovery after surger...
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