Israel’s president called Saddam’s capture “an opening of hope for the free world.” Visiting China on Sunday, Moshe Katsav said, “The free world has waged a battle over the right of people in the world to live without fear of terror and has won.” Israel’s minister of defense, Shaul Mofaz, sent his U.S. counterpart, Donald Rumsfeld, a letter of congratulations.
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