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2007-07-27 Iraq

Ex-Iraqi deputy prime minister threatens hunger strike in jail

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Posted by Fred 2007-07-27 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
File under: Iraqi Baath Party

#1 Oh no! Not that!!

Posted by tu3031 2007-07-27 01:43|| 2007-07-27 01:43|| Front Page Top

#2 I was so moved by this poor sumbitch's plight that I went and made a ham and swiss on rye with mayo. Oh, the humanity!

Posted by SteveS 2007-07-27 01:50|| 2007-07-27 01:50|| Front Page Top

#3 He's been in poor health since before checking in to the Hotel Cropper. I have no direct knowledge any longer, but it's extremely unlikely that he's being "denied" legal representation - the "defense" counsel were often quite dirty, not even kosher to enter Iraq, and of course they have been pulling stunts like this since No. 1 tried his hunger strike thingy (twice).

The sympathy meter in Iraq and the region (ahemm, we should post it here) looks about like the usual one we see on the 'burg. Near zero.

As I recall, Aziz is a defendant in the marshes case. Seemed odd given my knowledge of the case, but then I didn't know much about it.

Posted by Verlaine 2007-07-27 02:37|| 2007-07-27 02:37|| Front Page Top

#4 It's 119f here right now and it just started raining hot mud thru a dust storm. First time it has rained since February or March. Tareq old boy, you've got a lovely country here so you might as well be hot, muddy wet, miserable AND hungry with the rest of us.

Posted by Besoeker 2007-07-27 08:51|| 2007-07-27 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Raining hot mud......maybe Iraq is hell.

Posted by wxjames 2007-07-27 10:13|| 2007-07-27 10:13|| Front Page Top

#6 Hey, raining hot mud, huh? Tap an IV and feed it to Tariq.

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