Saddam Hussein's Chief Lawyer Resigns

Yahoo News ^ | 7 July 2005 | JAMAL HALABY

[popdonnelly]

Mark Geragos is not busy.

[socal_parrot]

You say you need a Lawyer?

[bagman]

The June 2005 issue of the Atlantic Monthly has an article on Ziad al-Khasawneh. In the article, al-Kasawneh reveals that the December tsunami wiped out 20,000 US soldiers whose deaths were being covered up by the Pentagon. He also says that our casualties in Iraq are substantially higher than is being reported and that the bodies of dead soldiers are being dumped routinely in the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers from low-flying aircraft.

I bet that Saddam is really distraught that this outstanding intellect is no longer on his defence (we're all Brits today) team.

[steveegg]

If I were Saddamite's lawyer, I'd go for the mercy of the court (in short, make the first shots count).

[Graymatter]

How fouled up is that? Saddam's daughter thinks he stands a better chance with the Americans, and might even get off with Ramsey Clark's help.
Or is this lawyer just having stage fright, now that there's actually going to be a trial? He's made his easy money, from here on it'd be more like work. Hey, might even be dangerous.

[San Jacinto]

Ole Saddam has quite a sense of humor --naming his daughter Raghead.

[ExcursionGuy84]

HA!!!

To Ashes, DRACULA!!!!

"WOE to Those Who call EVIL good....

[TomGuy]

Saddam's eldest daughter, Raghad, favors the Americans and non-Arabs on the defense team "because she thinks they will win the case and free her father."

Well, ain't that special !!!!

That says volumes about our lawyers, and it probably makes the ACLU very happy.

[Cobra64]

Saddam's eldest daughter, Raghad

They even name their own children as ragheads?

[ARCADIA]

Raghead is cool, raghead is racist, go figure.

[snarks_when_bored]

Saddam's legal team includes 1,500 volunteers and at least 22 lead lawyers who come from several countries, including the United States, France, Jordan, Iraq and Libya.

Scads of lawyers rushing to offer free representation to a heartless, bloodthirsty tyrant...

Resumé-padding is so declassé.

[marvlus]

The Americans on the team include former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark.

I'm sure Carter is proud.

[reagan_fanatic]

"Will it be necessary to have a actual valid law license?"

[colorado tanker]

Clark was Lyndon Johnson's AG. That's not to say there isn't a lot of common ground with Jimmuh, though.

[Spok]

Saddam must long for the good old days when he could just have ex-employees shredded.

[Spok]

"The Americans on the team include former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark."

I wouldn't have believed it possible, but Clark has lowered the bar for all lawyers.

[ncountylee]

I've always felt that Ramsey Clark as AG was another Lyndon Johnson insult aimed at Bobby Kennedy.

[GovernmentShrinker]

I guess she followed the Michael Jackson trial.

[Paul Ross]

Saddam's legal team includes 1,500 volunteers and at least 22 lead lawyers who come from several countries, including the United States, France, Jordan, Iraq and Libya.

Daydream: If only we get them into a nice compact site away from populated areas.