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Saddam's Trial Resumes (then re-desumes)
Update: The trial is once again adjourned as replacement for murdered counsel turns out to be hard to come by.
After a six week hiatus, Saddam Hussein was back in court today and he had his crazy-shoes laced up tight. Some highlights, from the BBC:
Practicing crafty legal nitpickery:
"They brought me here to the door and I was handcuffed. They cannot bring in the defendant in handcuffs."
Practicing crafty legal nitpickery in the self-applied 3rd person:
"How can a defendant defend himself if his pen was taken. Saddam Hussein's pen and papers were taken. I don't mean a white paper. There are papers downstairs that include my remarks in which I express my opinion."
And inveitably, coming apart at the seams:
"I don't want you to alert them! I want you to order them. They are in our country. You are an Iraqi, you are sovereign and they are foreigners, invaders, and occupiers." [speaking after hearing Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin would speak to Saddam's guards about his complaints]
Can't we extend a modicum of courtesy to this man? After all, he's only accused of 143 slaughters, not yet convicted. Surely he can at least be permitted to dictate how the judge handles the case.
Bloggers sound off:
Lawhawk
Patrick Hynes (guest at Right Wing News)
Poca Dot (guest at Basil's Blog)
Michelle Malkin
California Conservative
Stop the ACLU
Handcrafted by Flip on November 28, 2005 |
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