ɪn ɐn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ðɪ ˌɛksɪkjˈuːʃən ʌvðə fˈɔːɹmɚɹ ɪɹˈæki pɹˈɛzɪdənt sˈædəm hˈʌsiːn, hiː dᵻskɹˈaɪbd hˈʌsiːn æz ɐ bɹˈeɪv mˈɑːɹɾɚ, ænd sˈɛd ðə wˈʌnz hˌuː kˈɪld hˌɪm wɜː lˈaɪk ðoʊz hˌuː kˈɪld ðə sˈɛkənd kˈeɪlɪf ʌv ɪslˈɑːm, jˈuːmɚ.
In an interview following the execution of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, he described Hussein as a brave martyr, and said the ones who killed him were like those who killed the second Caliph of Islam, Umar.