    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2008, Book I)]
    [March 13, 2008]
    [Pages 370-371]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Death of Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho of Mosul in Iraq
    March 13, 2008

        I send my condolences to the Chaldean community and the people of
    Iraq on the death of Archbishop Rahho. I deplore the despicable act of
    violence committed against the Archbishop of Mosul. The terrorists will
    continue to lose in Iraq because they are savage and cruel. Their utter
    disregard for human life, demonstrated by this murder and by recent
    suicide attacks against innocent Iraqis in Baghdad and innocent pilgrims
    celebrating a religious holiday, is turning the Iraqi people against
    them. We will continue to work with the Iraqi Government to protect and
    support civilians, irrespective of religious affiliation.

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