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Ex-U.S. Attorney General Ready To Defend Saddam
IslamOnline.net ^
| Dec. 15 2003
| Mustafa Abdel-Halim
Posted on 12/15/2003 7:19:27 PM PST by Senator Pardek
CAIRO, December 15 (IslamOnline.net) Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsy Clarke expressed readiness Sunday, December 14, to act as defense lawyer for ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, with western analysts suspecting the captured leader would be given fair trial.
"Certainly, why not. I am ready to act in his defense," Clarke told IslamOnline.net shortly after the U.S. confirmed the detention of Saddam near Tikrit.
Clarke, currently in Cairo to attend a two-day international anti-occupation conference, stressed that Saddam however brutal should be give a "fair, objective and impartial trial".
"Saddam must be domestically prosecuted first and - if this fails - he should be referred to an international court," said the former American official, known for his staunch opposition to the U.S.-led invasion and occupation of Iraq.
He doubted, however, that the ousted Iraqi president would be given such a fair trial.
Clarke averred that neither the U.S.-installed Interim Governing Council (IGC) nor the occupation forces is eligible to try the overthrown president.
"The IGC does not represent Iraq. It is Bush's council," said the former U.S. attorney general.
He noted that the Iraqi body was quick to say that DNA test proved the captured man was Saddam.
"Do you think that they can take the test themselves. They are puppets," Clarke maintained.
For the occupation forces to take over the trial, he dismissed this as a would-be ridiculous proposal.
"Occupation of Iraq is in itself an international crime" and runs counter to common decency and moral integrity.
Asked if Saddam could be taken to the International Criminal Court, the former U.S. attorney general whimsically ruled out the suggestion, noting Washington does not even recognize the court.
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To: Lady In Blue
"This pope has always fought for the rights of people to live freely."
Yes, the Iraqi people were certainly free under Saddam, weren't they?
To: Chad Fairbanks
Therefore, it stands to reason that if they oppose the war, then they support the status quo, which was Saddam still in power. A false choice. Let's go back to the Pope's words:
"When war, like the one now in Iraq, threatens the fate of humanity, it is even more urgent for us to proclaim, with a firm and decisive voice, that only peace is the way of building a more just and caring society," he said. The Pope, in a speech to members of a Catholic television station, added: "Violence and weapons can never resolve the problems of man."
I don't agree with his opinion, but the Pope advocated a third choice (albeit a choice I find to be unlikely to succeed). The claim made by RBA is simplistic at best, dishonest at worst.
To: Republican Wildcat
Carter's is actually a decent fellow.Griffen Bell....a fine man.
To: Senator Pardek; Grampa Dave
I stand ready to represent Saddam Hussein!"
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posted on
12/15/2003 8:22:41 PM PST
by
adam_az
To: Senator Pardek
it was predicted yesterday here on FR
125
posted on
12/15/2003 8:23:13 PM PST
by
tutstar
(Jesus is the reason for the season! <((--><)
To: RedBloodedAmerican
France took the same stance as the vatican. Yet they are viewed as supporting Saddam. So the difference is? The difference is some people are too afraid - or ignorant - to call a spade a spade.Yes, they took the same position. I expected it of France. I didn't honestly expect it of the Holy See. I really didn't, and I am very disappointed.
126
posted on
12/15/2003 8:23:20 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: RedBloodedAmerican; Chad Fairbanks
As long as we're on the subject, might as well mention one of Clark's buddies in the U.S. Congress who held conferences with Clark on the possibility of impeaching Dubya during the days leading up to the war in Iraq: John Conyers. Birds of a feather.
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posted on
12/15/2003 8:23:22 PM PST
by
squidly
To: RedBloodedAmerican
Did you figure out what an FDA-approved clinical trial is yet? LOL.
To: Senator Pardek
I saw the title...and knew it was going to be Ramsey Clarke
129
posted on
12/15/2003 8:23:24 PM PST
by
lepton
To: Catspaw
Saddam's defense lawyer needs to be able to communicate with the Iraqi court and with his client. So Clark needs to be fluent in arabic and satanese.
130
posted on
12/15/2003 8:23:31 PM PST
by
GeronL
(Saddam is out of the hole and into the quagmire!)
To: dighton
Ramsey's cry: "Reinstall Saddam! Jail Bush!"
To: Senator Pardek
As long as he's willing to stand next to his client when they yell "FIRE!", I've got no problem with it.
132
posted on
12/15/2003 8:23:49 PM PST
by
Wondervixen
(Ask for her by name--Accept no substitutes!)
To: Senator Pardek
It's only a matter of time. Saddam wants Alan Dershowitz and all other Jews dead. But this leftist would be all too happy to defend any murderer. He tried to convince us that OJ was innocent, it's only a short leap to try to convince us of Saddam's innocence. How long before Dershowitz inserts himself into this one? Maybe they can get Johhny Cochran too. "If you found him in a pit, you must aquit!"
133
posted on
12/15/2003 8:24:14 PM PST
by
CurlyBill
(Voter fraud is one of the primary campaign strategies of the Democrats!!!!)
To: eddie willers
Correct spelling..Griffin bell.
Of King and Spalding in Atlanta.
To: Senator Pardek
should be give a "fair, objective and impartial trial". Saddam doesn't want a fair trial. If he gets a fair trial, he'll get one in the vein of the ones his regimes rigged, and be tortured in preparation of the trial, for any "misspeaking" during the trial, and after the trial.
"Fair" really isn't what he wants.
135
posted on
12/15/2003 8:25:46 PM PST
by
lepton
To: Chad Fairbanks
I will never understand the opinion of the Vatican on this.
It seems the are nervous of any war of good and evil (they got a bad rap over one of those awhile back).
136
posted on
12/15/2003 8:26:15 PM PST
by
CyberCowboy777
(We are Storming the Battlements, Razing the Arguments, Writing the Installments.)
To: CurlyBill
"If you found him in a pit, you must aquit"rotfl!
To: CurlyBill
You won't see Dershowitz defending Saddam in any form or fashion.
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posted on
12/15/2003 8:26:35 PM PST
by
squidly
To: NittanyLion
I forget which Vatican mouthpiece said this, but what does this tell you?
"Go away. And if he's not going to do that, show the kind of cooperation required by the inspection team"
It says, "well, if he doesn't go away, he should at least cooperate with inspection teams, and if he does we're cool with that, ya know?
139
posted on
12/15/2003 8:28:27 PM PST
by
Chad Fairbanks
(What am I rebelling against? Well, what do ya got?)
To: NittanyLion; Chad Fairbanks
Hey, nice move, lady. Bringing a topic from another discussion to this thread? Still smarting because your ignorance on a subject you claimed to be an expert on was pointed out, I see.
There was no 'figuring' involved. I have my sources, confirmed it through medical professionals and am happy with watching you make an idiot of yourself with your remarks.
Have a nice night.
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posted on
12/15/2003 8:28:39 PM PST
by
RedBloodedAmerican
(....still waiting for France to surrender....)
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