 Saddam Hussein's defence lawyer Monday challenged findings of handwriting experts verifying the former president's signature on documents linked to a crackdown on Shiites and demanded a review by international specialists — except from Iran or Israel.
| "Eeeew! Jews! Ucky! Eeeeew! Persians! Cooties!" |
The report from handwriting experts said a signature on a document approving rewards for intelligence agents involved in the crackdown in the 1980s was Saddam's, prosecutors said, reading from the report. Saddam's lawyer Khamis Obaidi disputed the experts' finding and insisted that the documents be analysed by international experts except those from Iran because of "its obvious hostility against Arabs and Islam."
| And toward Sammy. Don't forget that. |
"And Israel," Saddam shouted. "Because we don't consider Israel a state, you didn't mention it. But the international community recognises Israel as a state so you must mention Israel."
| Even though nobody else was talking about them... |
After hearing the report, Chief Judge Raouf Abdul-Rahman adjourned the court until Wednesday to give the experts time to look at more documents. In a previous session, Saddam, who appeared Monday dressed in a black suit and white shirt, had refused to confirm or deny his signature, and some of his seven co-defendants had said their alleged signatures on other documents were forgeries.
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