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directfiesta

11-13-2005 01:30 PM

1,100 Lawyers Quit Saddam's Defense Team

Wow!!!!

That's A LOT of f.....g lawyers ....

Quote:

About 1,100 lawyers have withdrawn from the defense team of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, following the slayings of two colleagues in the past month.

The lawyers say they decided to quit because neither the Iraqi government nor U.S. forces responded to their demands for protection. The lawyers say they will not be present when the trial resumes November 28.

The mass resignations come less than a week after a defense lawyer was gunned down in Baghdad. The bullet-riddled body of another attorney was found in the capital in October.

Meanwhile, the U.S. military says a roadside bomb killed two U.S. Marines during combat operations on Saturday in al-Amiriyah, west of Baghdad.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-13-voa20.cfm

Wonder how many lawyers on the prosecution side ???

Dagwolf

11-13-2005 01:32 PM

I guess they're not suicide-bomber material. :-/

Mike Okitch

11-13-2005 01:35 PM

Jesus Christ! And O.J. had a lot of lawyers!

Nysus

11-13-2005 01:36 PM

I highly doubt the US government really wants him to have good legal team.. though they could be shooting themselves in the foot if they're not allowing for a fair trial to happen.

Matt

Mike Okitch

11-13-2005 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Nysus

I highly doubt the US government really wants him to have good legal team.. though they could be shooting themselves in the foot if they're not allowing for a fair trial to happen.

Matt

They can try to maintain the appearances of a fair trial untill they are blue in the face. I just have a hard time believing a trial can be fair in a country where the entire prosecution is hostile against you.

If they really wanted the trial to be fair, Saddam would be in international court at The Hague.

PixeLs

11-13-2005 07:52 PM

Good thing; I don't think Saddam could "afford or will" pay them anyway..

baddog

11-13-2005 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Okitch

I just have a hard time believing a trial can be fair in a country where the entire prosecution is hostile against you.

You have obviously never been a defendant, or understand the court system.

The prosecution is always hostile towards the defendant. That is their job.

dunefield

11-13-2005 08:28 PM

geezus... with 1,100 lawyers he outta win...

Mike Okitch

11-13-2005 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by baddog

You have obviously never been a defendant, or understand the court system.

The prosecution is always hostile towards the defendant. That is their job.

Sure they are. I guess biased would have been a better choice of word.

Sly	11-13-2005 08:40 PM

Interesting. The articles I've read regarding the murders have stated that they have REFUSED protection offered to them.

baddog

11-13-2005 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Okitch

Sure they are. I guess biased would have been a better choice of word.

They are supposed to be biased as well. Have you ever even been in a courtroom?

Sly	11-13-2005 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Okitch

Sure they are. I guess biased would have been a better choice of word.

One of the main ideas behind our court system (I don't know what country you're from) is that the defendant will be judged by his or her peers, while being fair. There is a balance that must be met. If his trial was in the United States, for example, how fair do you really think it would be? Even my more liberal friends would give him the axe.

Odd as it seems, Iraq is probably his best shot.

Mike Okitch

11-13-2005 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sly

I'm from Canada actually.

I'm aware of the American jury system and while it does have the occasional problem, it is a good system.

Don't get me wrong, I think that the guy is guilty as sin. But I doubt that anyone in Iraq is capable of remaining impartial and that if the U.S. government wanted to at least keep an appearance of impartiality, the case should be moved outside of Iraq. Possibly at The Hague.

Doctor Dre

11-13-2005 09:20 PM

Nice ;) It will be eaiser to relate Iraq to Bin Laden now

Pleasurepays

11-13-2005 10:21 PM

the sole purpose of the trial is closure... not "fairness".

:2 cents:

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