Posted on 06/04/2005 7:57:44 AM PDT by FreeManWhoCan
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's morale has plummeted due to the gravity of the war crimes charges he faces, according to comments published Saturday from the chief investigating judge trying the former Iraqi president.
Raid Juhi, head of the Iraqi Special Tribunal set up to try Saddam, also said the ousted president and some of the 11 other detained former regime figures are facing "12 cases" that carry punishments from life in jail to the death penalty.
"The ousted president has suffered a collapse in his morale because he understands the extent of the charges against him and because he's certain that he will stand tribal before an impartial court," Juhi told the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper in an interview published Saturday.
Saddam, who is being held in a U.S.-run detention facility in Baghdad, was captured in December 2003 and faces charges including killing rival politicians during his 30-year rule, gassing Kurds, invading Kuwait and suppressing Kurdish and Shiite uprisings in 1991.
No date has been set for the start of Saddam's trial, but Juhi reiterated comments made last week by President Jalal Talabani to CNN that the former dictator was expected to face the tribunal within two months. Juhi said Saddam will be tried alone in some case and alongside other detainees in other cases.
Saddam's lawyer, Khalil al-Duleimi, rejected Juhi's comments, telling The Associated Press that his client was in high spirits and that he was not aware of the 12 cases the judge referred to.
"The last time I met Saddam was in late April and his spirits were very high," al-Duleimi said.
That explains the droopy drawers.
WWWWhhhhhhhhaaaaaahhhhhh!
At least he is a live to feel bad...which is more than he did for others!
His morale is dropping? That means he's finally getting in touch with reality.
There are things in life that sometimes keep me awake at night, but this ain't one of 'em...
This is just terrible. We need to send some liberals over to help his self esteem. (sarcasm)
Uffda!
Don't hurt his self esteem by signing his death warrant in red ink...use purple, because I understand it is less stressful...
MJ could serve him milk and cookies:)
The man made some tragic mistakes,(probably through our fault) and then for no legitimate reason was brutally overthrown, captured, and imprisoned by that ruthless, warmonger George W. Bush, who as we all have been told, and will shortly be told again, is the real dictator and war criminal, and only did this to enrich his buddies in "Big Oil" etc.
You need to put down your bong for awhile. It's rotting your brain cells.
Im pretty sure he is making fun of the left.
heheh
Richard Smiley...I'm OK!!
I'd like to see this monster *suffer a collapse* in a freakin' car crusher.
(and NO...... that was not a sarcastic remark, just an honest one :)
Richard Smiley...I'm OK!!
"Saddam Hussein's morale has plummeted. . . ."
They should bring in a platoon of Marines or soldiers and let him escape.
I'll bet that would bring back some excitement into his life.
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