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Iraq
Saddahm, Poor Baby, Claims HE WAS BEATEN IN PRISON
2005-12-21
BAGHDAD, Iraq - After several hours of quietly listening to testimony, Saddam Hussein launched into an extended rant at his trial Wednesday, alleging that he had been beaten "everywhere on my body" while in detention.
"And then they fed me into a plastic shredding machine!"
[pause] ... "Really?"
"Well, ... I got better."
The trial's chief prosecutor said that if American-led multinational forces were abusing the former Iraqi leader, he would be transferred into the custody of Iraqi troops. "Yes I have been beaten, everywhere on my body. The marks are still there," Saddam told the court, without saying who had allegedly beaten him. "And I'm not complaining about the Americans because I can poke their eyes with my own hands."
A taste of his own medicine? I think the pix posted of him in his undies was far worse torture on the rest of us...
Posted by:BigEd

#11  I think you can save about 1.50 on the diesel.
Posted by: Leon Clavin   2005-12-21 18:30  

#10  Toss him into general population with a few funboys and see him beg for the American protection and good company he had in his prison palace.

Overly civilized society, is it really necessary we treat such a piece of shit so well when we can't even feed or provide heating or healthcare to all of our elderly veterans in our own country who deserve it. This makes me sick.

Granted his humiliation is worth it's weight in gold, but that's done, get on with it.

We all know damn well who and what this piece of shit is, let's quit the court shenanigans and just off this bastard.

2 bucks for a length of rope and then $1.85 for a gallon of diesel, and wham problem solved.

EP
Posted by: ElvisHasLeftTheBuilding   2005-12-21 17:26  

#9  In another article, Barzan was quoted as yelling, ""His shoe is more honorable than you and all your tribe, you dog!"

I gotta tell you this arabic swearing is poetic and of the ages. It's gotta be thousands of years old.
Gilgamesh must have used it.
Posted by: Penguin   2005-12-21 15:31  

#8  Saddam looks like a George Carlin after a bad dye job.
Posted by: Robert Crawford   2005-12-21 14:22  

#7  Beating? He deserves DEATH, by BOONTA.
Let him end as he began.
Posted by: Slavise Phomoting9063   2005-12-21 14:14  

#6  LOL Yes turn him over to Iraqi forces. I am sure he would get way better treatment from them. I am also waitinmg for Ramsey Clark to be found in contempt and thrown into an Iraqi jail.
Posted by: Cyber Sarge   2005-12-21 13:55  

#5  soitenlee! nyuk nyuk nyuk!

muck - You don't know how close you are.

Put a beard on Shemp, and compare!

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Posted by: BigEd   2005-12-21 13:30  

#4  "I can poke their eyes with my own hands."


soitenlee! nyuk nyuk nyuk!
Posted by: muck4doo   2005-12-21 12:57  

#3  That was my take on it too, SP. Especially since Saddam replied "And I'm not complaining about the Americans..." which is diplospeak for "Never mind, those Iraqis will rip me to shreds."
Posted by: Darrell   2005-12-21 12:16  

#2  The trial's chief prosecutor said that if American-led multinational forces were abusing the former Iraqi leader, he would be transferred into the custody of Iraqi troops.

Sounds more like a threat than a statement.
Posted by: Threaque Pholuling6748   2005-12-21 12:02  

#1  Bad translation. He actually said he'd been beatin' in prison;)
Posted by: Spot   2005-12-21 12:00  

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