Word: saddams
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...Maliki's government, on the other hand, could scarcely conceal its triumph. In a statement, the Prime Minister, a Shi'ite, said the "justice handed out to [Saddam] is a response to the call from thousands of sons and sisters of those sentenced and executed by [him]." President Jalal Talabani, a Kurd, declared that the trial was fair, because the defendants "had the full right to say what they intended." If the review panel upholds the sentence against Saddam, Talabani must sign off on the execution. Although he has said he is on principle opposed to the death sentence...
...Saddam, meanwhile, has not had his last day in court. When his lawyers prepare to appeal, the former dictator will be back on the dock on Tuesday on another trial, for his alleged 1988 genocide against the Kurds...
...documents spoke for themselves. Beginning in February, lawyers prosecuting Saddam Hussein for crimes against humanity began showing a series of papers that silenced even Hussein and his raucous defense attorneys and co-defendants...
...early days of the proceedings, Hussein was at turns hostile, glib and dismissive toward the court as prosecutors pressed their case against him for the systematic brutalization of Dujail following the assasination attempt. There were of course the periodic outbursts from Saddam, his lawyers and his co-defendants, chiefly Hussein's half brother Barzan Ibrahim.? But as often as not the proceedings in the early part of the trial went forward quietly, with Hussein acting bored. He'd sit for long stretches with his head resting on one of his hands. Sometimes, as court was in session, he'd zone...
...There's no use, Saddam," the judge said...