Saddam says: Good morning, I have some questions ("Chemical Ali" Scared, Shaking)

Reuters ^ | 6/30/04 | Michael Georgy

[sarasota]

Why not the home state of Kerry/Kennedy?

[COBOL2Java]

Saddam: "Good morning. I have a question. Where is Johnny Cochran? I'd like to try on a pair of gloves."

[Chemist_Geek]

Lead poisoning?

Sure. The gunpowder-assisted acceleration of metallic lead to over 2000 fps substantially enhances its ability to penetrate biological membranes, effectively making it quite toxic.

;-)

[painter]

"My history is escaping me this morning. Please explain Goering Syndrome."

He committed suicide before we could hang him.

[GeorgiaDawg]

I was thinking maybe Texas, not Oregon as a venue for his trial.

[TomGuy]

Saddam needs to seek a change of venue.

I posted this in another thread yesterday, partly in jest, partly thinking it would happen:

Look for this to happen:

Saddam will be granted an attorney.

The attorney will appeal to the UN and ICC. His argument will be:

'since the US forces took Saddam into custody, Saddam must be tried in a US court, regardless of his being turned over to the Iraqi government, because that government did not exist at the time Saddam was in power and, thus, has no relevant legal position to try Saddam for crimes.'

The attorney will also appeal to the 9th Circuit and SC. The attorney will be granted a US trial for Saddam Hussein.

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I would add that Geragos and Cochran would injure each other trying to get to represent Saddam.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Thanks. Someone already reminded me but thanks anyway.

[ScottFromSpokane]

Robert Ley, the head of the German Labor Front, hanged himself in his cell at Nuremberg.

http://www.shoah.dk/Henchmen/jpg_rley.htm

Also, Himmler poisoned himself after he was captured by the British.

http://www.shoah.dk/Henchmen/jpg_hhimmler.htm

[Conspiracy Guy]

ROTFLMAO. But probably true.

[InterceptPoint]

TV?

Is there any word on whether the Thursday hearing will be televised.

In any case, I'm betting that the Major Media will do their very best to avoid bringing any of this to the attention of the American (voting) public.

[Jim Noble]

I think if anyone wants to send Saddam a consolation present, he could use a box of Depends

I think Saddam will be President of Iraq on January 1, 2005.

We should have killed him when we had the chance. Trials and civil proceedings are possible in this world only after the Saddam Husseins are dead.

[dennisw]

Saddam needs to seek a change of venue.

To Paris

[Conspiracy Guy]

Well I hope Saddam doesn't commit suicide. I want him executed in some heinous manner.

[Petronski]

I hope he catches Goering Syndrome.

I was hoping for the Full Mussolini.

[evad]

Was he read his rights??

Oh my goodness..
you don't suppose he WASN'T mirandised.

[TXBSAFH]

To paraphrase Judge Roy Bean, "We will have a fair and honest trail, then a right nice hanging."

[G L Tirebiter]

I figured that the well known (i.e. the place our current President received his MBA) in Cambridge covered that option.

[JimRed]

Rommel shot himself on orders from Hitler.

And Rommel was the only one of them who would possibly be found not guilty in a war crimes trial.

[Conspiracy Guy]

Yep

[Petronski]

Himmler, who shot himself (after poisoning his 6 young children)

That was Goebbels.

Himmler tried to negotiate with the British, but after escaping to the west and while in British custody, he found there would be no negotiations. He then crunched a cyanide capsule he had smuggled in (in his mouth, as I recall, disguised as dental work).