Saddam Lawyer Says Access to Client Denied

[Barrett808]

Saddam Lawyer Says Access to Client Denied
By Dina Al Wakeel

AMMAN, Jordan (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein's defense lawyers said Monday they had received no response from the U.S. administration in Iraq and the International Committee of the Red Cross to repeated requests to see their client.

Lawyers representing the ousted leader also said they were ready to represent Iraqi prisoners abused by U.S. and British soldiers, whose pictures angered people around the world.

"We are willing to take legal action against the U.S. administration and the Red Cross if they don't allow us to see President Saddam," said Jordanian lawyer Mohammad Rashdan, one of a 20-member legal team appointed by Saddam's wife to represent him.

Rashdan told Reuters in Amman his team had received no response so far to requests to visit Saddam.

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[arcane1]

1. "we expect there to be transparency..."

"people who have got something to hide make us nervous"
-GW Bush

funny, George, you said that about Saddam, but it appears that once again, it is YOU who has something to hide

why are you so afraid of Saddam? I think we all know the answer to that

asshole

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. When Woodward was on 60 Minutes recently I felt he was trying to set

up a condition in which the Bushies could claim Saddam was mentally incompetent to stand trial...this simply makes me feel all the more that that is the track they are on

[0007]

3. The land of Justice and Freedom for all! (if 'ya can afford it)

Are these just meaningless words?

C'mon let's get the show on the road.

[Moderator]

4. Duplicate posted one minute earlier.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x545331