Wrong guy.
Ramsey Clarke?
Is this the first time the MSM has used the word "Terrorist?"
Since Saddam has outside commo via his lawyers, it's probably not good to be one of a team of lawyers.
If they need to delay, what better excuse than "Your honor, we need a delay....one of my lawyers was killed."
A lawyer of Saddam Hussein killed
BAGHDAD - One of lawyers of Iraqi president deposed Saddam Hussein, Khamis Al-Obeidi, was killed by "terrorists", announced Wednesday public television Iraqia.
"the lawyer Khamis Al-Obeidi was assassinated by terrorists", indicated Iraqia, without giving more precise details.
A source of safety indicated to AFP that "the body of the lawyer Khamis Al-Obeidi was found with 10H00 (06H00 GMT) in the roundabout Sabah Al-Khayyat in the Our district", in the North-East of Baghdad.
The siren's gone...
They should put Saddam on trial for his ordering his murder.
At least charge him for now and then dismiss the case so they can execute him on the current charges, hopefully in a month or two.
They need to hurry this trial up. It is taking way too long. The monster should have been hung or shot by now.
Saddam lawyer killed in Iraq
One of ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's defense lawyers, Khamis al-Obeidi, was killed in Baghdad, an interior ministry official said Wednesday.
"The police found the corpse of Obeidi tossed in the 'Good Morning' roundabout in the Ur neighborhood" of Baghdad's mainly Sunni Adhamiyah district, the official said.
But when AFP tried to contact Obeidi on his mobile phone following a report on state television about his killing, a man who identified himself as the lawyer's aide said he was "alive."
Obeidi is the third defense lawyer for Saddam to be killed since his trial for crimes against humanity opened in October.
Saddam ordered the hit so he could claim a mistrial.... /sarc
Apparently, my last post was not an original thought. :-) Cheers.
It looks like Saddam's getting desperate. He probably figures that, by killing off his lesser lawyers and blaming it on the new government, he'll be able to delay his trial and escape justice.
He is part of Saddam's advance team - went on ahead to hell to make sure things are ready for his client.
They are just looking for a mistrial! LOL!
A lawyer FOR Saddam was killed? Interesting.
Some people will do anything to get out of working for a difficult client.
Photo dated October 2005 shows Khamis al-Obeidi, a lawyer for Saddam Hussein, attending a court session in Baghdad's Green Zone. Obeidi was shot in the head after being kidnapped from his Baghdad home, the third defense attorney to be slain.(AFP/Pool/File/Bob Strong)
An Iraqi policeman shows a picture of Khamis al-Obeidi, one of Saddam Hussein's defense lawyers. Obeidi was shot in the head after being kidnapped from his Baghdad home, the third defense attorney to be slain.(AFP/Wissam Al-Okaili)