Saddam Hussein Clamors For Human Rights
It's never to late for a murderous scumbag to call for human rights. Of course, the rights he's calling for happen to be his own:
Saddam Hussein returned to trial on Tuesday saying he and seven co-accused had been staging a hunger strike for three days to protest their treatment by the court."We have been on hunger strike for three days to protest the way they brought us to court," said the former president, who has accused the court of forcing him to attend hearings that broke his boycott of the sessions.
Hussein appeared in court again shouting slogans Tuesday as hearings resumed in his trial after a fiery session one day earlier.
Wearing a black suit, he stood before the judge and shouted "God is great" and "long live great Arab nation," news agencies reported.
Hussein shouted his support for Iraqi insurgents, yelling "Long live the mujahedeen," the Associated Press reported, while his top co-defendant Barzan Ibrahim entered wearing long underwear for the second day to signal his rejection of the court.
His half brother Barzan, who has said he has cancer and needs medical treatment, looked weak but had the energy to shout praise for Saddam's toppled Baath party. "I sacrifice my mother and father for the great Baath party," said Barzan, according to Reuters.
One of the co-defendants, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, also said he was not eating. Hussein made no mention of a hunger strike in Monday's session.
The appearance Tuesday followed a stormy session Monday in which the toppled Iraqi leader created a scene by shouting "Down with Bush!"
In that session Hussein also yelled "Long live Iraq" and "Long live the Iraqi people." The former Iraqi president cursed the judge and called him a criminal.
Wow, free speech and everything for Saddam. Too bad so many of the citizens he murdered didn't get to do their clamoring while in a civilized court of law, but in torture chambers while hours or days of excruciating pain was being inflicted on them. Free speech for them? Well, I guess they were free to scream bloody murder -- at least until somebody cut out their tongues.
This whole circus infuriates me. He should have been sealed in that spider hole, with an air/food/water tube for eternity. Or have him executed by Bush/Cheney, to see if they have the stomach for what they send others to do. Some poetic justice is needed here.
I highly reccommend the Spencer Tracy movie "Judgement at Nuremberg" for an example of how this trial should have been run.
eric at February 14, 2006 7:55 AM
> Or have him executed by Bush/Cheney
There's a joke there... Sitting right out there in the center of the table. Anybuddy wannit?
No hurry. We're going to be making fun of the Buckshot Veep for a very long time.
> movie "Judgement at Nuremberg" for an example
Was it better than "Inherit the Wind"? That one, Spencer Tracy with the same producer, put me to sleep and cost me a very compassionate, very liberal girlfriend.
Crid at February 14, 2006 9:18 AM
Wow, that was mine. I don't know how Eric's sig got on there or where the Was came from.
Meanwhile, the hunting buddy had a heart attack. Time for Dick to go... Welcome to #1 Observatory Circle, Dr. Rice!
Crid at February 14, 2006 11:33 AM
Fixed it! (Weird!)
Amy Alkon at February 14, 2006 1:25 PM
I knew it was you Crid ~ I always can tell it's you by the telltale ">"!
I'll just tell you, 5 minutes into the trial (Judgement at Nuremberg), I was transfixed for the next two hours. I am all for the world viewing a real trial of Hussein, and the crimes he committed, and an appropriate sentence handed down based on the evidence.
But to allow Saddam Hussein to run his own trial through daily outbursts and threats to the judges is, I think, a slap in the face to his victims and all our soldiers who are dying over there.
If Cheney does retire, his successor will have a real advantage in 2008. Especially if we are knee deep in Iran and Syria.
eric at February 14, 2006 7:56 PM
Impressive webpage! I like it a lot! I'm looking forward to the next update
Katana at March 14, 2006 8:58 AM
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