Friday, July 02, 2004
Saddam Back In Iraq (..and hopping mad at Kuwait??)
An interesting account of the preliminary hearing of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi judge remained calm through most of Saddam's claims of being the "President of Iraq". However, it apparently went too far when Saddam called Kuwaitees "...dogs", which earned Saddam an admonishment by the judge.
The charges against Saddam are curious. They include charges of gassing Kurds in 1988, and invading Kuwait in 1990. If co-conspirators and accomplices are brought into the trial, this could have a profound effect on our current U.S. administration. Sample trial dialog follows:
"Mr. Hussein, where did you obtain the weapons that you used against the Kurds?"
"Mr. Hussein, who was providing the Kurds and Shiites their tools for revolution in 1991?"
"Did you ever check with the U.N. or any government representatives to see if your invasion of Kuwait would be a concern to the U.S. or the rest of the world?"
I'm wondering if Donald Rumsfeld will be called as a character witness for Saddam, or as a witness for the prosecution.
An interesting account of the preliminary hearing of Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi judge remained calm through most of Saddam's claims of being the "President of Iraq". However, it apparently went too far when Saddam called Kuwaitees "...dogs", which earned Saddam an admonishment by the judge.
The charges against Saddam are curious. They include charges of gassing Kurds in 1988, and invading Kuwait in 1990. If co-conspirators and accomplices are brought into the trial, this could have a profound effect on our current U.S. administration. Sample trial dialog follows:
"Mr. Hussein, where did you obtain the weapons that you used against the Kurds?"
"Mr. Hussein, who was providing the Kurds and Shiites their tools for revolution in 1991?"
"Did you ever check with the U.N. or any government representatives to see if your invasion of Kuwait would be a concern to the U.S. or the rest of the world?"
I'm wondering if Donald Rumsfeld will be called as a character witness for Saddam, or as a witness for the prosecution.
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