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Saddam Hussein Writes Letter to Family

HeadlineJun 23, 2004

Newsweek is reporting that it has seen a letter sent by Saddam Hussein to his family in February. Nine out of the 14 lines of the letter were blacked out. In one part he wrote “my spirit and my morale, they are high, thanks to greatness of God.” The letter was written on a family message form provided by the International Committee of the Red Cross. It was addressed to his daughter.

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