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Iraq-Jordan
Man attacks Saddam in court
2005-07-30
FORMER Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was attacked by an unidentified man during his appearance at a court hearing in Baghdad yesterday, his defence team said today.

The team, which has an office in the Jordanian capital Amman, said in a statement that the man attacked Saddam and the two exchanged blows during a hearing attended by defence lawyer Khalil Dulaimi.

"As the president stood to leave the courtroom one of those present attacked him and there was an exchange of blows between the man and the president," the statement said.

The head of the tribunal did nothing to stop the assault, the statement alleged.

It did not say if Saddam was hurt.

The Iraqi Special Tribunal trying Saddam released photographs yesterday of the toppled leader being questioned on the suppression of Kurdish and Shiite uprisings in 1991.

The photographs were taken during a hearing in Baghdad yesterday, the tribunal said.

Saddam has been formally charged with the killings of Shiite Muslims in the village of Dujail in 1982 but no date has been set for his trial.

Posted by:tipper

#4  ...dragged him outside by the hair, and stomped him to death.

Then hang him up by his privates so that the buzzards and crows can have a "tasty meal"...

No strike that... Wildlife "preservationists" will accuse the crowd of atempting to poison the birds...
Posted by: BigEd   2005-07-30 16:00  

#3  This brings to mind the scene in Airplane

"Step aside and let me handle this."
[slap][slap]
"I'll handle this."
[slap][slap]
"I'll handle this."
[slap][slap]
. . .
Posted by: Jackal   2005-07-30 13:30  

#2  Next!
Hand the man his role of nickels Mahmood.
Posted by: Shipman   2005-07-30 11:13  

#1  I presume these shitheads hope they will be able to make hay out of this.

I, on the other hand, am amazed that the people of Iraq have not stormed this site during Saddam's appearances, dragged him outside by the hair, and stomped him to death.
Posted by: .com   2005-07-30 10:09  

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