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Iraqi television broadcast a taped message from Saddam that denounced the U.S.-led military campaign as "criminal" and said his countrymen would be victorious. He gave Thursday's date, March 20, as evidence his message was recorded after the coalition attack. (Full story, text of address)

U.S. intelligence specialists are examining the tape closely and said they do not know if it was authentic. It has been widely reported that the Iraqi leader has a number of body doubles to stand in for him from time to time at public events.

The White House said Thursday that no one in the U.S. government has drawn any conclusions about the tape.

One U.S. official said: "If Saddam did not die last night, it's got to leave him wondering about the loyalty of some of those around him that we hit the target we did."