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| Defense lawyer in Saddam trial kidnapped |
| Thursday, October 20, 2005 |
A defense lawyer involved in the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven others has been kidnapped by gunmen, said police and Interior Ministry sources on Thursday.
Police said initial reports identified the abducted lawyer as Saadoun Dulaimi. A legal source confirmed the kidnapped man was involved in the trial which started on Wednesday.
Saddam was represented by two lawyers in the court, lead attorney Khalil Dulaimi and Khamees al-Ubaidi. |
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I think there is at least an even chance that this was staged by Baathists in order to gain sympathy for Saddam. Terror (up until now at least) does not seem to be a tactic of the anti-Saddam forces�unless you consider Muqtada al-Sadr, but they were always focused against the coalition.
Whatever it is, I hope it backfires on Saddam. So far, in the game of Media Circus for this trial, Saddam is winning 1-0.
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I think there is at least an even chance that this was staged by Baathists in order to gain sympathy for Saddam. Terror (up until now at least) does not seem to be a tactic of the anti-Saddam forces�unless you consider Muqtada al-Sadr, but they were always focused against the coalition.
Whatever it is, I hope it backfires on Saddam. So far, in the game of Media Circus for this trial, Saddam is winning 1-0.