Ex-U.S. Attorney General Ready To Defend Saddam

IslamOnline.net ^ | Dec. 15 2003 | Mustafa Abdel-Halim

[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.

[LisaMalia]

Too bad Clarke wasn't practicing law 60 years ago. He could have had his ass kicked defending Nazis at Nuremburg

From your lips to God's ears...

[Prodigal Son]

I knew who it was before even clicking on the story. I thought- "Well, that's got to be Ramsy Clarke."

If we hear of an American offering to keep Saddam company at night in his cell we'll know Scott Ritter has arrived on the scene.

[Servant of the 9]

Good deal.
He's half senile and never did have any serious trial experience. If I was Saddam, I would prefer whatever public defender is next in the rotation.

So9

[MississippiMan]

To think that this caliber of human being was once AG boggles the mind. No, wait...scratch that thought...

MM

[autoresponder]

Hear hear!

[At _War_With_Liberals]

If only the Us govt had used diplomacy with Clark, he wouldn't 'have' to do this to us!

[Kevin Curry]

Too bad Clarke wasn't practicing law 60 years ago. He could have had his ass kicked defending Nazis at Nuremburg.

His daddy, Tom C. Clark, was in charge of the Nuremburg prosecutions.

[NYCVirago]

Wow -- Ramsey Clark is first in line to defend Saddam. It's too bad William Kuntsler isn't still alive, or he'd be fighting Ramsey for the "honor".

[satire]

Wait a minute. Isn't that Harry Dean Stanton??

[I_love_weather]

No No I wasn't yelling at you :)

Sorry I just hit a reply button...I never look at who I am sending it to :)

Sorry...I was commenting on what other people were saying!

[Post Toasties]

Wonder what his daddy would have had to say about Ramsey if he could see him today.

[davidosborne]

very interesting... BTTT for index...

[davidosborne]

View the Articles of Impeachment, drafted by Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark Ramsey Clark, former U.S. Attorney General during the Johnson Administration has drafted articles of impeachment setting forth high crimes and misdemeanors by President Bush and other civil officers of his administration. Click here to read the Articles of Impeachment.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

No joke. After a trial with Clarke representing Saddam, he could claim very convincingly that GW Bush slipped in a ringer to purposely blow Saddam's case. A whole lot of Arabs would be crying "kangaroo court" and could probably make a good case.

[davidosborne]

passing it on...

[Post Toasties]

The only thing Ramsey Clarke could ever impeach is his own credibility.

[XHogPilot]

Can someone provide a bio of Ramsey Clark? Who was he US Attorney General under? Google search just yields current disgusting activities, not his older history.

[Selene]

Ramsey Clarke needs an exorcism

[ALOHA RONNIE]

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CLARKE = GERAGOS

GERAGOS = CLINTON/JACKSON Lawyer

HILLARY = SADDAM in a Spider Hole

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[XHogPilot]

John Adams defended the British Soldiers for the Boston Massacre.

President John Adams defense of those soldiers was an "indictment" of the corruption of the Crown under which those soldiers were obliged to serve. There is absolutely no parallel with the mass murderer Sadam Hussein.