Saddam bids to challenge case in US

UK Times ^ | Dec. 19, 2004 | Robert Winnett

[FairOpinion]

SADDAM HUSSEIN is preparing a legal challenge in America to his trial for war crimes, according to leaked papers prepared by his defence team. Advice to take the case to the US courts is contained in a 50-page brief prepared by Clive Stafford Smith, the leading British human rights lawyer, which has been seen by The Sunday Times.

The action is to ensure that Saddam receives the basic legal rights given to those tried in America, such as full access to his defence team and an independent judge and jury.

The leaked brief, entitled “The Iraqi Special Tribunal as Victors’ Justice — the Inherent Illegality and Bias of the whole Process”, argues that US law should prevail in the case because the trial is effectively being taken at the behest of the Americans.

Stafford Smith has made a career out of representing controversial individuals and causes. Previously based in America, he has campaigned for the rights of prisoners on death row and those in Guantanamo Bay.

[FairOpinion]

The audacity!

Another example of how our internal anti-US element encourages such notions of giving foreign terrorists and dictators all the leeway in their defense.

What they want to do is turn this into a trial not about Saddam's atrocities and murders in over a million innocent people, but have a trial about the right of the US to invade Saddam and depose him.

I guess the liberals would like to see Saddam back in power.

[Prime Choice]

Waitaminute. The Leftists keep talking about how idyllic Saddam's rule in Iraq was. So why would Saddam fear trial by his own subjects in his own country?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

SADDAM: PUT A CORK IN IT.

BETTER YET, PUT A BULLET IN IT.

[FairOpinion]

"...brief prepared by Clive Stafford Smith, the leading British human rights lawyer. Previously based in America, he has campaigned for the rights of prisoners on death row and those in Guantanamo Bay. "

Smith should be tried for consorting with the enemy.

[Victor]

Italian expression: Aspetta; e spera.

He waits and hopes.

[stylin19a]

It would seem the defense's reason behind this becomes moot, once Iraqi elections are held. Could the new government could indict(re-indict?)him on something else ?

[injin]

for God's sake!Take this guy and all of his cronies out and publicly hang them. Even that would be better than they deserve. All this nicey nice politically correct stuff is
seen as weakness by the enemy and merely gives them hope to keep fighting , that if they get caught and not killed , they will merely be comfortably imprisoned no matter what volume of heinous deeds they do. These beings need to be totally expunged from the human race! And all their seed....
I imagine if Satan himself were on trail , all the human rights org and attorneys would be crying out for due process.
Eye for an eye , let the Iraqi victims have their way with them.

[reagan_fanatic]

I'll ask again - why is he still alive?

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

"Take this guy and all of his cronies out and publicly hang them"

Whatever works. Soon. An alternative, equally effective method is the way wicked Queen Jezebel met her just deserts, maybe we should remember it for Arkancide Evil Queen Hillary if we can get her convicted:

http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Kings%209&version=49#cen-NASB-9786AP

[CompSciGuy]

--The leaked brief, entitled “The Iraqi Special Tribunal as Victors’ Justice — the Inherent Illegality and Bias of the whole Process”, argues that US law should prevail in the case because the trial is effectively being taken at the behest of the Americans--

That's right we are requesting a trial. If we were not the Iraqis would have killed the SOB by now. Of course the best trial would be to drop Saddam into Kurdish Territory, and see how long he can live. :-)