Al Bawaba (Albawaba.com) reported that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein hailed Wednesday the Palestinian "heroes" who carry out suicide attacks against Israeli targets, the official INA news agency reported. "I proudly and respectfully salute the heroes of martyrdom operations (suicide bombings) who give their lives for Palestine and the Arab nation," he told a cabinet meeting. Saddam Hussein, Al Bawaba added, who had previously defended Palestinian suicide bombers, paid tribute especially to "Palestinian women who joyfully bid their children farewell" before staging suicide attacks.