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| French lawyer to defend Saddam | |
| 2004-03-27 | |
The French lawyer who defended Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie and guerrilla Carlos the Jackal has confirmed he will defend Saddam Hussein. Jacques Verge said Saddam's nephew had chosen him to represent the former Iraqi president. Mr Verges, who is also defending former Iraqi deputy prime minister Tariq Aziz, said he would lead Saddam's defence, supported by a dozen other French lawyers.
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| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #9 In other news, sun will rise tomorrow.... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-03-27 9:04:39 PM |
| #8 Hang 'im high. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-03-27 9:04:18 PM |
| #7 He just wants to stay in training until Chirac is in the dock... |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2004-03-27 5:21:12 PM |
| #6 Prancing about in front of an Iraqi jury and judge spouting a language other than Arabic may not be the best path to an acquittal. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-03-27 4:30:46 PM |
| #5 I wonder how much Chirac paid Verge to defend Saddam and keep him quiet? |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-03-27 4:09:50 PM |
| #4 Verges is despised by most people here in France: he will defend ANYONE provided case is controversial and he can do some harm to France or the West. And in fact at times he has harmed his client in order to get piublicity. One of them was sentenced to life in jail because Verges tried to make a case on French racism instead of concentrating on the many holes of the accusation case who have let the guy free. But verges didn't care about him. He is a bastard |
| Posted by: JFM 2004-03-27 3:58:09 PM |
| #3 I wonder where Mssr Verge does his banking... Seems to me that backtracking from whomever pays his bill (specifically the account from which these funds are disbursed) might be an excellent way to locate some of the missing Iraqi money stolen by Saddam & Co. Assuming it's not France, of course... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-03-27 3:09:33 PM |
| #2 This answers a question that has bothered me for some years: How low can one go? Thx, Dan. 8-) |
| Posted by: .com 2004-03-27 10:20:35 AM |
| #1 Quel Surprise! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-03-27 10:14:14 AM |