by Curt | Jan 14, 2006 | The Saddam Trial
All the speculation has ended and now the Judge in the Saddam trial has indeed stepped down: The chief judge in the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has tendered his resignation, reports say. Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin is angry at complaints from the Iraqi...
by Curt | Jan 5, 2006 | The Saddam Trial
This is rich. Christopher Dickey has written an opinion piece for Newsweek online in which he states that Saddam’s trial is just a show, comparable to the one he gave in 1979 where he executed many a member of his government, and then in the same breath states...
by Curt | Dec 21, 2005 | The Saddam Trial
So the Saddam trial resumed today, and Saddam was in a bit better mood…in the beginning at least: A noticeably calmer Saddam Hussein sat quietly in his defendant’s chair at the resumption of his trial Wednesday, two weeks after he called the court...
by Curt | Dec 6, 2005 | The Saddam Trial
The circus continued today with Saddam vowing: that he will not return “to an unjust court” when it convenes for a fifth session the following day. As the end of the session, when the judges decided to resume the trial Wednesday, Saddam suddenly shouted:...
by Curt | Dec 5, 2005 | The Saddam Trial
More in-depth reporting of the testimony today at Saddam’s trial: BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Men and women were tortured for days and babies left to die in an interrogation facility which featured a meat grinder for human flesh, the first prosecution witness to...
by Curt | Dec 5, 2005 | The Saddam Trial
Ever wondered what a trial of Hitler would have been like? I believe if you watch the Saddam trial you would get a feel for it. BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) — Saddam Hussein’s defense team staged a brief walkout Monday, the former president railed at the judge, and...
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