MALVEAUX: All his appeals are exhausted. He is to be put to death within one month. Now Saddam Hussein has issued what can only be described as his farewell letter. CNN's Ryan Chilcote joins us from Baghdad with the latest -- Ryan.</s>RYAN CHILCOTE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Suzanne, that farewell letter was posted on a Web site associated with Saddam's Baath Party, the party that Saddam led when he was in power. It was posted yesterday, but it was written, according to Saddam's defense attorney, back in November shortly after he led that the Iraqi High Tribunal had sentenced him to death. In the letter, Saddam says he is ready to sacrifice himself for the Iraqi people, saying, quote, "It's to God to decide if he wants me to join the pious and martyrs in heaven or to postpone this as he sees fit. He is our creator and we all ultimately return to him." In that same letter, Saddam encouraged, urged Iraqis to unite against invaders, against the invaders, as he put it. As for the execution, we're expecting it any time now. According to Iraqi law, it has to happen by January 26th. However, many people think it could happen much sooner, perhaps as early as this week. At least, that's what the Iraqi prime minister has said earlier he would like to see. He said he'd like to see Saddam hanged by the end of this year -- Suzanne and Ed.</s>HENRY: Thanks. Ryan Chilcote in Baghdad. Another major story we're keeping an eye on. Coming up next, Cheney and Rumsfeld. Today they don't speak for the Bush administration. They remember their former White House boss, the late President Gerald Ford. Also ahead, we'll speak to the man who did much of the talking for then President Ford, former White House press secretary Ron Nessen. You're in the SITUATION ROOM.
Saddam Hussein Has Issued What Can Only Be Described As Farewell Letter