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Saddam's lawyers have repeatedly complained that they had been kept in the dark about preparations for his trial and said they had not received a single document outlining the charges against him.
The video's release came after repeated calls from the Shiite-dominated government of Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari to speed up the trial and could have been aimed at showing the court's progress in bringing charges against Saddam.
Earlier this month, the court said there was no timetable yet for the trial, contradicting Iraqi government statements that proceedings would begin within two months.
Ah. They're dragging their feet and he'll die in jail anyway. Good.
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Been awhile since I read anything on him. After his underwear photoshoot, he kind of just became another Michael Jackson story to me. Last thing I remember reading, they were lining up witnesses and his underlings to testify whenever he had a trial. Supposively a lot of his top dudes are singing. I need to get my read on again, I have taken a couple month break from real news. Actually, I have felt a lot healthier in doing so.
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The guys who were in charge of keeping an eye on Saddam in prison recently gave an interview....check out this excerpt (sp?):
"Advice about females O’Shea said when he told him he was not married, Saddam “started telling me what to do.” “He was like, ‘you gotta find a good woman. Not too smart, not too dumb. Not too old, not too young. One that can cook and clean.”’
Then he smiled, made what O’Shea interpreted as a “spanking” gesture, laughed and went back to washing his clothes in the sink."
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It is a shame Hussein will be executed, or spend the rest of his life in prison. I would really love to see a Larry King style talkshow with him as the host.
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C4Lukin wrote:
It is a shame Hussein will be executed, or spend the rest of his life in prison. I would really love to see a Larry King style talkshow with him as the host.
Whatever. I'm happy to know that that sadistic murderous fuck will die. I just thought the comment in the article was pretty funny.
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C4Lukin wrote:
It is a shame Hussein will be executed, or spend the rest of his life in prison. I would really love to see a Larry King style talkshow with him as the host.
I don't see why that couldn't be done FROM prison.
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Bammer wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
It is a shame Hussein will be executed, or spend the rest of his life in prison. I would really love to see a Larry King style talkshow with him as the host.
Whatever. I'm happy to know that that sadistic murderous fuck will die. I just thought the comment in the article was pretty funny.
I meant it in complete jest, I just find him a fascinating character. The fact that he lives in such a fantasy world, where he would like to sit down with Bush and make friends. How the Godfather is his favorite film, and all the completly insane things he's done involving his own family. He reminds me of Castro or Kim Jong Il. They are just really interesting characters that I love to read about because they are so out there.
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C4Lukin wrote:
Bammer wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
It is a shame Hussein will be executed, or spend the rest of his life in prison. I would really love to see a Larry King style talkshow with him as the host.
Whatever. I'm happy to know that that sadistic murderous fuck will die. I just thought the comment in the article was pretty funny.
I meant it in complete jest, I just find him a fascinating character. The fact that he lives in such a fantasy world, where he would like to sit down with Bush and make friends. How the Godfather is his favorite film, and all the completly insane things he's done involving his own family. He reminds me of Castro or Kim Jong Il. They are just really interesting character that I love to read about because they are so out there.
Point taken...'twould be a much better reality show than that Britney Spears crap or something.
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Wouldn't it make a good show if we could do all kinds of pop up facts and graphics after the show was recorded?
Stuff like, with the answer above, a note pops up at the bottom of the screen: "Sadaam actually had his first 3 wives' mouths sewn shut for being, in order: too smart, too dumb, and not cleaning properly.
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jacktor wrote:
* anouncer heard in voice over, "This is the Today Show with Katie Couric and Saddam Hussein....."
I was thinking he would be a better fit with "The View" girls. Sit him right between Barbwa Walters and Survivor girl. Interviewing Tom Cruise about his love interests, doing chef bits, and movie reviews.
Transcripts from First interview Saddam sitting down for a moment with the ever busy Tom Cruise.
Saddam: So I see you are with the girl from Dawson's Creek, uh Joey. I love that show, I was always wondering who she would end up with, Dawson or Pacey? Pacey or Dawson? Very good stuff, huh?
Tom: Uh, Yes, she is the most wonderful girl in te world. I never thought they used her full acting capabilities on that show.
Saddam: No No I agree, So I hear shes a virgin? Wow, I remember my first virgin bride like it was yesterday. I was just a young man then, I wasn't the butcher of baghdad back then. Those were the days, no pressures, to hands to cut off or weapons to pretend to hide.
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NEW YORK - Saddam Hussein loves Doritos, hates Froot Loops, admires President Reagan, thinks Clinton was "OK" and considers both Presidents Bush "no good." He talks a lot, worries about germs and insists he is still president of Iraq.
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Athletic Supporter, is this the kind of stuff you were trying to find out about yesterday? I'm including the picture, b/c it's priceless.
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U.S. Said Delaying Saddam Interrogations By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Writer
BRUSSELS, Belgium - Iraqi's justice minister said Tuesday that U.S. officials are trying to delay interrogations of Saddam Hussein.
Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal, in Brussels for an international conference on Iraq, also accused the U.S. of concealing information about the ousted Iraqi leader.
"It seems there are lots of secrets they want to hide," he told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview.
Shandal also said Saddam's trial would be over by the end of the year.
American officials have privately urged caution about rushing into a trial, saying the Iraqis need to developed a solid judicial system. They also worry it could interfere with the important constitution writing process and inflame sectarian tensions.
Though Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's Shiite-led government is determined to put Saddam on trial, circumstances may not allow it.
His government earlier this month said Saddam's trial would be held within two months, but later backtracked. No trial date has been set for Saddam or any of the other former regime officials being held in custody.
Saddam's trial could be a highly divisive issue in already turbulent Iraq. If court proceedings begin in two months, they will coincide with the crucial process of drafting the constitution. The draft must be finished by mid-August and approved in a referendum two months later, clearing the way for December elections.
Saddam, 68, is still being interrogated, the justice minister said.
"The process requires collecting evidence but the rule of Saddam was for 35 years, and it needs a lot of evidence, a lot of interrogations," he told The Associated Press.
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