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What exactly can President Bush expect as a result of his White House meeting Monday with Abdel-Aziz al-Hakim, the Iraqi Shi'ite leader? The blunt answer: probably not much more than came out of his discussion last week with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. If the President is hoping al-Hakim will be any more favorably inclined toward U.S. interests than the Prime Minister is, Bush is in for frustrating time. A hardline Islamist, Al-Hakim has frequently given fiery anti-American speeches, denouncing U.S. policies in Iraq, Lebanon and Israel...
...Truth be told, there was never any doubt Saddam would get the death sentence; he had himself anticipated it weeks ago, when he asked that he be shot - like a soldier - rather than hanged. That request was not honored. As the presiding judge, Rauf Rasheed Abdel Rahman, announced the verdict, the tyrant responded by shouting, "God is great," and "Long live the nation!" and an assortment of other slogans. But by his standards, it was a subdued performance; there was none of the bug-eyed ranting that has characterized many of his court appearances...
...trial process raised eyebrows, too: prosecuting attorneys were able to introduce evidence without allowing the defense opportunity to preview it. And in the end, Judge Abdel-Rahman simply ended proceedings when the defense was still supplying its own evidence...
...been shut off by U.S. and Iraqi forces, shoppers are taking their business elsewhere, much to the chagrin of Karrada's business community. "In a good year, as much as 20% of my annual income would have come from the first couple of days after Ramadan," says Mohammed Abdel-Jaffar, who sells crockery and cutlery. "But now my customers are probably shopping somewhere else...
SENTENCED. Lynne Stewart, 67, civil rights lawyer known for her frequent pro bono work and defense of prominent clients including mobster Sammy (the Bull) Gravano and members of the left-wing terrorist Weathermen; to 28 months in jail for aiding terrorism by relaying messages from her client Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman--who is serving a life term for plotting to blow up New York City landmarks--to his militant allies; in New York City. Prosecutors had sought a 30-year term. Stewart, who is battling breast cancer, said the ruling was a "great victory against an overreaching government...