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| Iraq |
| Saddam lawyer seeks to prevent handover |
| 2006-12-28 |
| I think he wants Sammy handed over to the editorial board of the Boston Globe... BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's chief lawyer implored world leaders on Thursday to prevent the United States from handing over the ousted leader to Iraqi authorities for execution, saying he should enjoy protection from his enemies as a "prisoner of war." ...but what about (shudder)...Abu Ghraib!!! Iraq's highest court on Tuesday rejected Saddam's appeal against his conviction and death sentence for the killing of 148 Shiites in the northern city of Dujail in 1982. The court said the former president should be hanged within 30 days. "According to the international conventions, it is forbidden to hand a prisoner of war to his adversary," Saddam's lawyer Khalil al-Dulaimi said. I thought we were his adversary? "I urge all the international and legal organizations, the United Nations secretary-general, the Arab League and all the leaders of the world to rapidly prevent the American administration from handing the president to the Iraqi authorities," he told The Associated Press. Calling all moonbats! Calling all moonbats!! An official close to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said Saddam would remain in a U.S. military prison until he is handed over to Iraqi authorities on the day of his execution. Nope. Sorry, Sam. No Doritos today... Al-Dulaimi warned that turning over Saddam to the Iraqis would increase the sectarian violence that already is tearing the country apart."If the American administration insists in handing the president to the Iraqis, it would commit a great strategic mistake which would lead to the escalation of the violence in Iraq and the eruption of a destructive civil war," he said. Yes, yes. I'm sure this is his main concern... In Washington, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said there was concern about the potential for violence in carrying out the execution. "I'm sure the Iraqi government is thinking through that and working with the coalition in terms of the impact that could have," he said. Everybody would've been better off if somebody tossed a few grenades down that rathole they found him in. Against the backdrop of sectarian killings that have dragged Sunni Arabs and Shiite Muslims into civil warfare, Saddam urged Iraqis in a letter posted on a Web site Wednesday to "remember that God has enabled you to become an example of love, forgiveness and brotherly coexistence." But he also voiced support for the Sunni Arab-dominated insurgency, saying: "Long live jihad and the mujahedeen." Looks like they'll live longer then you, Sammy... An official from Prime Minister al-Maliki's Dawa Party, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media, said Wednesday that "the government wants Saddam executed as soon as possible." So what's the holdup? Issam Ghazzawi, another member of Saddam's defense team, said there was no way of knowing when the former dictator's execution would take place. "The only person who can predict the execution of the president ... is God and (President) Bush," Ghazzawi said Thursday. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 Heh, reminds me of Napoleon fleeing to the British. Inasmuch as you were always my favorite enemy.... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-28 13:43 |