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One of Saddam's Trial Judges Bows Out

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Sun Dec 04, 2005 at 10:32:40 AM EST
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One of the five judges in Saddam Hussein's trial, scheduled to resume tomorrow, has stepped aside after reviewing a document showing that one of Saddam's co-defendants was linked to the murder of his brother. A replacement judge will be brought in.

Testimony is scheduled to start tomorrow with five witnesses.

The trial, due to resume at around 10 a.m. (0700 GMT), may continue for up to three days, the U.S. official said, with up to 11 witnesses appearing in all, although eight of those will have their identities concealed.

While further charges may be brought against Saddam and others, the current trial relates to the deaths of 148 men from the town of Dujail, north of Baghdad, after an attempt to kill Saddam there in 1982.

In other trial related news, a plot to fire rockets at the courthouse has been uncovered.

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    One of Saddam's Trial Judges Bows Out | 2 comments (2 topical)
    Re: One of Saddam's Trial Judges Bows Out (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:38 PM EST
    It's good to know that Saddam Hussein is at last being brought to book for the countless crimes he committed both as a freelance butcher and when he was the proxy of the West, in particular Uncle Sam. It would be great if the so-called international "community" can summon the gumption to get Messrs Bush, Blair, Rumsfeld, Cheney, Powell and Rice to answer for the merciless killing of tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis in their "war" to allegedly get rid of a henchman who had outgrown his usefulness. It stands to reason: If Hussein is a war criminal, so are Bush et al and the CIA. But we know they will all go scot-free, for the very simple reason that the so-called civilised world were okay with the killing spree that was that so-called war. Thank god am not yet civilised!

    Re: One of Saddam's Trial Judges Bows Out (none / 0) (#2)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Sat Dec 17, 2005 at 01:06:39 PM EST
    You mean Iraq has judges who recognize conflicts of interest? Can we get the guy who bowed out of the trial to teach an ethics course to Scalia?

    One of Saddam's Trial Judges Bows Out | 2 comments (2 topical)