Posted on 10/15/2006 5:07:11 PM PDT by shrinkermd
A judge trying Saddam Hussein for the killing of 148 Shi'ite villagers in the 1980s will set a date on Monday for a verdict in a case that carries the maximum penalty of death by hanging, court officials said.
A year after the case opened in a U.S.-backed courtroom in Baghdad, chief judge Raouf Abdel Rahman will hold a closed session to review witness testimonies and evidence and announce a final date for a verdict for former Iraqi president Saddam and seven of his top lieutenants for crimes against humanity.
"The judge needs to review procedural and administrative issues and set a final date to announce the verdict," chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi told Reuters on Sunday.
"The verdict is not tomorrow. There will be no defendants, no lawyers. I think the verdict will be 20 days from tomorrow."
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Fears of a massive uprising are unnerving everyone. Either we are here to win or we are not. Regardless of short term consequences his death will leave a void. Crowd psychology is such that this void will not be romanticized but a replacement will be sought. No single person has arisen to take the leadership role away from Sadaam and none will till he is dead. Then, and only then, a "father" of Iraq can be sought, found and supported.
In the meantime the Administration and others must point out victories when they occur and why. Most of the unpopularity of the war resides in the conviction we have lost or are losing. America does not tolerate losers!
The second guessers including Pubbie Senators are just pandering to what they think is public opinion. They have cooked their own goose and have yet to discover this.
October 18th.
And provide for twelve Kurds to carry out the sentence.
As long as it is carried out within eight hours.
That "20 days from tomorrow" quoted by the prosecutor would be 11/5/2006. Methinks that timing couldn't be better to announce death for Saddam, with sentence carried out on 11/6/2006.
As it does not take twelve Poles to change a lightbulb, it will not take twelve Kurds to set this bastard swinging.
I doubt the Kurd hangman will need eight hours.
My reference to the brave Poles is simply a remembrance of an old...not exclusive to nationality.."joke."
Who said they would be making him do the rope tango?
I'm sure twelve Kurds could be much more creative than that.
The current state of Iraqi law. It, however, doesn't specify that the rope snap Saddamite's pencil neck, nor prohibit using Saddamite as a human pinata.
Does anyone see a chance, however slim, of the evil bastard walking? Talk about nightmarish pre-election surprises . . .
Twelve knots=the noose of the hangman.
One knot. Twelve wraps. Rope shortage.
He's actually involved in two trials at the moment, so an acquittal in this one wouldn't free him.
Frankly, they could try him on charges for the rest of his natural life, if it came to that.
I'm less clear on the appeals process in Iraq. While I'm not concerned that he'll be a free man next month, I'm not expecting swift justice, either.
These Iraqi courts seem to adjourn for several weeks at a time for no apparent reason.
Hehehe.
A granny knot would do just fine.
Saddam will swing soon, and before the election.
Not from this court. This isn't the judge that admired Saddam in open court (that's the other case).
Millions!
Absolutely not.
Saddam's days are numbered.
Once Saddam is executed the people of Iraq will unify and support their government and America will be victorious. The sooner the better.
The 11/5 verdict date is now official.
T-minus 50 days and counting (assuming they don't wait for the other trials to wind their way through).
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