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be carefull what you wish for

by Mark5019 May 14, 2006 12:45AM PDT

Saddam the poet ready for hangman
Widiane Moussa

Tyrant tells all to woman lawyer


THE former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has resigned himself to being sent to the gallows. ?I am ready to die,? he told his lawyer and confidante in an interview in his Baghdad prison. ?I am not scared of execution.?
Saddam is expected to return to court tomorrow for the resumption of a chaotic trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity that has lasted almost seven months.



?I do not attend this trial to spare my life,? he said. ?I attend it to defend Iraq.?

Saddam, who refuses all visits from his family, was talking to Bushra Khalil, a Lebanese lawyer in her forties who is now the only woman he meets. In their meetings Saddam often prefers to talk to her about poetry or international relations rather than the minutiae of the defence case.



http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2179408,00.html

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Right
by JP Bill May 14, 2006 12:51AM PDT

Palestinian elections?

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(NT) (NT) jp its about saddam ok try to stay on topic
by Mark5019 May 14, 2006 1:29AM PDT
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I though it was about getting your wishes
by JP Bill May 14, 2006 1:50AM PDT

The US wanted elections in Palestine, they had elections, Hamas was elected, the US doesn't like the outcome.

Be careful what you wish for?

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(NT) (NT) no if you read the article was about saddam
by Mark5019 May 14, 2006 2:05AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) I responded to the subject line...wishes
by JP Bill May 14, 2006 4:26AM PDT
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Don't start...
by EdH May 14, 2006 2:17AM PDT

No need to highjack this thread.

Just because we don't like the outcome doesn't mean Palestinian elections were or are a bad idea.

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(NT) (NT) OK, you're the boss.
by JP Bill May 14, 2006 4:07AM PDT
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(NT) (NT) Enigmatic header, to say the least, Mark.
by Dave Konkel [Moderator] May 14, 2006 7:23AM PDT
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and if you read b4 posting not
by Mark5019 May 14, 2006 9:53AM PDT

it just shows you who takes time to read b4 trying to flame a post

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Other enigmatic headers
by Evie May 14, 2006 8:41PM PDT
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