Meanwhile, Saddam Hussein released a letter Wednesday that is being called his farewell to the Iraqi people. Hussein has lost an appeal of his conviction for crimes against humanity and is set to be executed within the next month. The letter urges Iraqis not to hate the citizens of the countries who invaded Iraq — just their leaders. Hussein’s attorneys say he wrote the letter on November 5, the day he was convicted for the killing of more than 100 Shiites in the town of Dujail in 1982.