In a speech to the U.N. General Assembly making his case against Iraq, Bush added concerns about Saddam's human rights record, saying that if Iraq wants peace, it will "will cease persecution of its civilian population."
Iraq Announces Amnesty for All
October 20, 2002 Posted: 6:34 AM EDT (1034 GMT)
Those convicted of murder, the statement said, would only be released if the victims' families agreed and those convicted of theft would have to work out a way to repay their victims before being released. Soldiers accused of desertion and those awaiting execution of their death sentences were included.
The announcement came as the Iraqi government tries to rally domestic and international support in the face of U.S. determination to topple it.
"We are shifting the responsibility of reforming them to their families and society after we have provided them with this opportunity," the statement said. "We ask God that we will not regret this decision." [Oh, there will be other decisons to regret.]
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