[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Well, Kennedy committed treason back in the 1980s by helping the Soviets against Reagan, so why should helping Saddam be any different?

[mewzilla]

OFF ping. This could get good....

[lesser_satan]

bump

[Wil H]

The motion seeks to remove prosecutors' evidence that suggests payments made by Wyatt to Iraq's state oil marketing organization were passed straight on to Saddam, arguing it would prejudice the jury.

So actually telling the jury what he did might "prejudice" the jury? That's a novel defence!

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Oscar wants evidence of his guilt omitted because it might confirm his guilt. If it can be proved that Ted Kennedy provided the inside information, the senate should remove him.

[theDentist]

I wonder if any of the MSM will pursue this Kennedy link... /sarc

[Chi-townChief]

I wonder how much of those oil-for-food kickbacks The Swimmer was able to pocket.

[YellowRoseofTx]

The motion seeks to remove prosecutors' evidence that suggests payments made by Wyatt to Iraq's state oil marketing organization were passed straight on to Saddam, arguing it would prejudice the jury.

Wyatt is also asking to have portions of a diary of a former Iraqi state oil agency employee, Mubdir Al-Khudhair, omitted. It suggests Wyatt provided the Iraq government with information about when the United States would invade and bomb Iraq and how many soldiers would be sent, according to the motion.

"Such actions would likely be considered repugnant by most Americans and could potentially bias,"

So, telling the truth and giving the jury all evidence might make him look guilty in their eyes? Hmmmm, we sure wouldn't want that.

[InterceptPoint]

The motion seeks to remove prosecutors' evidence that suggests payments made by Wyatt to Iraq's state oil marketing organization were passed straight on to Saddam, arguing it would prejudice the jury.

Well at least this guy and his lawyer get an "A+" for chutzpah. The last time I looked, evidence of guilt does tend to prejudice a jury in favor of conviction.

[KingSnorky]

“Er ah, that could’ve been any bloated senatah!” — Diamond Ted Kennedy

[mewzilla]

From 2004...

Americans' Role Eyed in U.N. Oil Scandal

Like it was limited to oil brokers.

Snort.

[PGalt]

Outstanding post! It’s too bad we can’t waterboard Wyatt. I guess the “rule of law” will have to do. /sarcasm

[shield]

bfl

[liberallarry]

Details?

[liberallarry]

Details?

[sbMKE]

It suggests Wyatt provided the Iraq government with information about when the United States would invade and bomb Iraq and how many soldiers would be sent, according to the motion.

In all fairness, Iraq was hardly a clandestine operation. I talked with friends in Army logistics, at Christmas time 6-18 months in advance, who knew the whole thing was coming. And posting 100,000 soldiers in Kuwait by February '03 may have tipped off some of the sharper observers of the situation.

Kennedy and others being implicit in phsy-ops to undermine the effort is one thing, but I find the claims of leaked operational details very dubious. The whole buildup wasn't much of a secret - and the rough invasion plan was easy to infer.

[nw_arizona_granny]

Ping.

[Calpernia]

ping to me!

[ken21]

hey, there are some people

in this country that have a free ride to do

anything they want—

murder, treason, theft, lying ...

and ted kennedy’s one of these.

[Calpernia]

Related:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1882935/posts
In NY Court, Oil Exec Admits to Conspiracy in Iraq Oil Scheme