U.S. Will Hold Saddam Even After Transfer

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BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - The United States will transfer legal custody of Saddam Hussein and other top prisoners to Iraqi authorities as soon as Iraqi courts issue the necessary warrants, a U.S. official said Tuesday.

But U.S. forces won't let go of the former dictator, even after Iraq regains its sovereignty next week, because it doesn't have a prison strong enough to hold him, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

U.S. forces will honor transfer-of-custody requests from Iraq's incoming government, which takes power June 30, as long as they are accompanied by arrest warrants from an Iraqi court, the official said in a legal briefing with reporters.

Details of the transfer will be laid out in a memorandum of understanding between U.S.-led multinational forces and the incoming Iraqi government, he said.

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040623/D83CI40O1.html

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1. Bush is a War Criminal

so he may as well keep on breaking the law.