Saddam asks U.S. to block execution

Twin Cities/AP ^ | 12/29/2006 | MATT APUZZO

[Hadean]

WASHINGTON - Lawyers for Saddam Hussein on Friday made a last-minute appeal to an American court to avert execution in Iraq, asking a judge to block his transfer from U.S. custody to the hands of Iraqi officials.

Hussein's lawyers filed documents Friday afternoon asking for an emergency restraining order aimed at stopping the U.S. government from relinquishing custody of the condemned former Iraqi leader to Iraqi officials, a spokeswoman for a federal court in Washington D.C. said.

The documents were being processed and were not immediately made public. The Justice Department had not yet responded to the request.

A similar request by the former chief justice of the Revolutionary Court, Awad Hamed al-Bandar, was denied Thursday and is under appeal. Al-Bandar also faces execution. The Justice Department argued in that case that U.S. courts have no jurisdiction to interfere with the judicial process of another country.

Al-Bandar argued that his trial violated his rights under the U.S. Constitution but Justice countered that foreigners being tried in foreign courts are not protected by the U.S. Constitution.

The appeals court did not indicate when it would rule on the issue.

[Lazamataz]

Um.

No.

[saganite]

Here we go.

[JmyBryan]

I think we need to start thinking about secession ...

[HarleyLady27]

Saddam has been in Iraqi custody since 2003, the only thing our troops are doing is making sure he stays alive....

His attorney will just have to ask his government for that request....we have nothing to do with it....

[Anti-Bubba182]

Shyster angle. No jurisdiction, no restraining order!

[ASA Vet]

To late, he was executed 32 minutes ago.

[rintense]

Did they ask the 9th Circus?????

[The Blitherer]

Judge should look him in the face and say very slowly and clearly, "Screw you".

[rjp2005]

I've just been thinking that perhaps the reason we are very quickly handing him over is so that there is no chance any very liberal Democrats would have a chance to stop it as the new session opens.

[ImAmericanFirst]

The lawyer's rather arrogant to think we can tell another democratic nation how to punish their killers

[b4its2late]

We should answer by FedExing him more rope!

[Red Badger]

Ya think?.......

[Lazamataz]

To late, he was executed 32 minutes ago.

Citation?

[beaversmom]

Really?

[AVNevis]

If this happens, the Iraqi government should simply declare war on the US to gain control of Saddam. We immediately surrender and give him up.

[Dallas59]

[Mo1]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

He's just too funny

No!

[Mr. Mojo]

Too late, he was executed 32 minutes ago.

Is it on YouTube yet?

[Vision]

Doesn't sound like the actions of a man "who will be hanged while smiling."

[Youngman442002]

They should hang the lawyers with him

[Ben Mugged]

This may be OBE. The US transferred custody around midnight Baghdad time.

[ConservativeMan55]

32 minutes ago??

[JmyBryan]

Absolutely.

[ASA Vet]

Just spreading the rumor posted on another thread.

It has no credibility.

[steveegg]

Too late. I'd like to see the Lawgiver-In-Black, if s/he tries to block the order, hand-deliver that order to Iraq.

[ConservativeMan55]

bttt

whoo hoo!

[denydenydeny]

Gotta love this. People hate imperialism, until they need it.

[ImAmericanFirst]

They should hang the lawyers with him

The american ones yes they should

[fatnotlazy]

Really? Last word I had was that he was still in US custody...and the transfer wasn't going to be announced for security reasons.

But no matter -- the sooner he's gone, the better.

[Ahithophel]

Source?

[EternalVigilance]

They should hang the lawyers with him

Yeah. Start with Ramsey Clark.

[Right_in_Virginia]

We should answer by FedExing him more rope!

I like it!

[doug from upland]

Have fun singing about his demise ---

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1759936/posts

[SauronOfMordor]

The court order will only be in effect when it is handed to the appropriate administration official -- which will be a few minutes after Sadaam is already strung up

[BlessedBeGod]

Our luck he gets a judge appointed by Carter or Clinton.

[Lazamataz]

Well then, that proves it!

Saddam Hussein was hanged 39 minutes ago!

[Uriah_lost]

You're sooo bad!
I can't get the cork back in now, guess I'll just have to drink it!!

[GovernmentIsTheProblem]

"Is it on YouTube yet?"

It was on youtube before it even happened, thats how current youtube is!

[N. Theknow]

The lawyers' next ploy will be to proclaim that Saddam is gay and Jerry Falwell will be pulling the lever.

[InvisibleChurch]

well, that wouldn't be a surprise if true... it would be like when the US handed power over to iraq a few years ago.. it was to happen on a particular date but instead of waiting for terrorists to get together and blow everything up, W went and did it a few days ahead of time... this wouldn't allow the bad guys to get something together for Hussein's hanging... too late for them

[ASA Vet]

I knew you'd understand.

[LtKerst]

Lawyers for Saddam Hussein have asked a U.S. judge to block his transfer to the custody of Iraqi officials

And He Will Cry Like a Bitch when He sees the Rope on the gallows..

[fatnotlazy]

"They should hang the lawyers with him."
"Yeah. Start with Ramsey Clark."

***

Unfortunately, even this despicable sot is entitled to legal representation.

[Muzzle_em]

Frankly, I would not be surprised if the U.S. did block it.
Stranger things have happened.

[AZRepublican]

Why not, always works in any state in this country. Fed govt. knows no limitations of jurisdiction.

[Dad yer funny]

. . . yeah , where's that Rameses binClarke guy when ya need'em?

[NeoCaveman]

We've got no jurisdiction.

We can't be the world's referee.

If the Iraqi people want him hanged, he's hanged.

[GulfWar1Vet]

[Las Vegas Dave]

Saddam's a day late and a dollar short.........