Saddam's lawyers doubt trial soon

[cal04]

Defense lawyers representing former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said Sunday they doubt Iraqi official claims that his trial will soon start. Jordanian defense lawyer Mohammad Najib al-Rashdan told United Press International statements by Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi stating Saddam's trial will begin next month are unlikely to materialize.

Al-Rashdan, one of 24 lawyers defending the former Iraqi president, said problems have begun to arise in the Iraqi court that is set to hear the trial.He noted the new judge appointed during Saddam's hearing recently resigned and his lawyers have so far been banned from meeting with their client in accordance with normal legal procedures.

The Jordanian attorney said Saddam's defense team intends to use recent comments by U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan, in which Annan said the war on Iraq was illegal, and, added the lawyer, "therefore everything that resulted from this war is also illegal."

http://washingtontimes.com/upi-breaking/20040919-055135-8831r.htm

[patdem]

1. This has nothing to do with justice-it's political and October is the

political month to get it on! :grr:

[nadinbrzezinski]

2. No the October surprise may be a hot war wtih Iran

Tehy don't want any trial of sadamn until AFTER the elections, or he may reveal what we know already about Rummy and Reagan

[C_eh_N_eh_D_eh]

3. Bush's assassins doubt trial *ever*

Hasn't Saddam already been diagnosed with cancer or something like that?