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Iraq
Saddam refusing meals again
2006-07-14
Ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and three of his co-defendants on trial for crimes against humanity have launched a new hunger strike, the US military said Thursday. "Saddam Hussein and his three co-defendants have now refused meals since their evening meal on July 7," said US spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Keir Kevin Curry. "All are apparently protesting the Iraqi High Tribunal procedures and security for the Defence attorneys," added Curry. "Saddam Hussein is drinking coffee with sugar and water with nutrients," he said.

Issam al-Ghazzawi, one of Saddam's lawyers, told AFP from Amman that the hunger strike was because "the demands of the defence committee for the protection of the lawyers and the guarantees for a fair trial had not been met."
Posted by:Fred

#11  Tell the bastard that we've decided to give in to his demands. We're going to free him. We're going to drop him off in Erbil after giving the Kurds a 12-hour notice of the impending arrival of their new guest. Let's see how he likes that one.
Posted by: mac   2006-07-14 21:01  

#10  No one's even inquiring about it. Thanks, Hezbollah, your timing was perfect. Even without the competing news buzz, the defendants' antics have never drawn as much media attention as many expected. I've always thought we should pump Doritos aroma into his quarters non-stop at times like this - but McCain and our other moral guides might get upset, maybe.
Posted by: Verlaine in Iraq   2006-07-14 16:57  

#9  Hope is not a method. He definately needs to be taken off center stage. Starvation is a method.
Posted by: Besoeker   2006-07-14 11:15  

#8  Not enough lead in his diet if any asks me.
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2006-07-14 10:43  

#7  Talk about hitting the news cycle.
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-14 10:10  

#6  What, he skipped lunch again?

Maybe if they served something he liked....

Or not.
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-07-14 10:05  

#5  Centcom: Saddam's demanding more ice cream. He claims to be on a fast.
Posted by: ed   2006-07-14 07:49  

#4  Maybe cindy shithead and he will both CROAK!!!!
Posted by: ARMYGUY   2006-07-14 07:26  

#3  The Cindy Sheehan Diet.
Posted by: Eric Jablow   2006-07-14 01:07  

#2  South Miami Beach Diet...binge/purge/fast
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-14 00:54  

#1  I will starve myself to death!

Hmmm. Are those Krispy Kremes fresh?

Mmphgobbleumphsnorkmmmchompgulp!

Coffee! I need coffee!
Posted by: Anonymoose   2006-07-14 00:49  

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