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2006-12-27 Iraq

Saddam lawyers not surprised at upholding of death verdict

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Posted by Steve White 2006-12-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Duleimi's very dirty, very connected to very bad people of current interest, and very well paid for his (farcical) efforts. Presumably No. 1 will be gone from the Anfal case soon, so I suspect Duleimi and the other 2,335 would-be defenders of SH will disappear, as Steve says. The $$$$ from Amman and elsewhere will presumably dry up once it's just the likes of Chemical Ali and General Ahmad on trial.

I actually am a bit surprised at how quickly the appeals chamber delivered their decision. I wasn't well versed on that chamber's tendencies (then again, almost nobody was, as it hadn't had to deal with much before this), but I was quite close to the overall process. Haven't been able to establish commo with any of my colleagues still on the scene - imagine they're experiencing a Cat 5 s**t-storm at the moment.

While the process had its warts (like most trials everywhere), it was in fact the opposite of what Duleimi claims. I know many here preferred that SH be quickly dispatched, but I don't think the generally dysfunctional media coverage in the west will change the impact on Iraq and neighboring areas of seeing a former strongman on open trial, with evidence presented and contested.

The evidence in the current Anfal case has been dramatic - but of course there's no oxygen in our media or political discourse for such things at the moment. But it's a worthy effort and one that will probably have an impact over time. Under the bravado and superficial bellicosity of many Sunnis there's a realization that their former leader has been shown to be a thug and maniacal killer - proven to be one. Preposterous stuff about Iran and "victor's justice" is cheap defensive talk (much like the substantively weak critiques of intl. "human rights" organizations who irrationally oppose anything connected with the US, esp. anything connected with Iraq).

Posted by Verlaine 2006-12-27 00:18|| 2006-12-27 00:18|| Front Page Top

#2 As always, thanks for the insight, Verlaine.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2006-12-27 00:24|| 2006-12-27 00:24|| Front Page Top

#3 Saddam admits to gassing the Kurds and others, ergo must be shocked like the ACLU-HRW-AMNESTY INTERN + MOVEON.org that he will be executed, and executed despite their oposition to said execution. "JUST BECUZ SADDAM ADMITS TO KILLING + GENOCIDIN' DOESN'T MEAN HE SHOULD BE KILLED, ESPEC WHEN WAR CRIMINAL DUBYA = ENRON, etc. ISN'T"???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-12-27 00:26|| 2006-12-27 00:26|| Front Page Top

#4 Can we hang his lawyers too?

Posted by DMFD 2006-12-27 11:07|| 2006-12-27 11:07|| Front Page Top

#5 Hang the lawyers first.

Posted by Besoeker 2006-12-27 11:11|| 2006-12-27 11:11|| Front Page Top

#6 We have not been surprised by either the first death verdict nor by the Court of Casstrations decision, the head of Saddams defence panel Khalil Duleimi told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa.

Paging Lorena Bobbitt, paging "Dr." Bobbitt!

Posted by BA 2006-12-27 15:40|| 2006-12-27 15:40|| Front Page Top

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