U.S. said delaying Saddam interrogations

Iraqi's justice minister said Tuesday that U.S. officials are trying to delay interrogations of Saddam Hussein. Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal, in Brussels for an international conference on Iraq, also accused the U.S. of concealing information about the ousted Iraqi leader.

"It seems there are lots of secrets they want to hide," he told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview. Shandal also said Saddam's trial would be over by the end of the year. American officials have privately urged caution about rushing into a trial, saying the Iraqis need to developed a solid judicial system. They also worry it could interfere with the important constitution writing process and inflame sectarian tensions.

Though Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's Shiite-led government is determined to put Saddam on trial, circumstances may not allow it. His government earlier this month said Saddam's trial would be held within two months, but later backtracked. No trial date has been set for Saddam or any of the other former regime officials being held in custody.

Saddam's trial could be a highly divisive issue in already turbulent Iraq. If court proceedings begin in two months, they will coincide with the crucial process of drafting the constitution. The draft must be finished by mid-August and approved in a referendum two months later, clearing the way for December elections.
Saddam, 68, is still being interrogated, the justice minister said. "The process requires collecting evidence but the rule of Saddam was for 35 years, and it needs a lot of evidence, a lot of interrogations," he told The Associated Press.


http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/mld/ledgerenquirer/news/world/11947078.htm
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050621/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam_trial_3

the world ...if this guy is the real SH... who knows.

Another year of pumping him full of drugs will achieve the desired effect - a lobotomy.

to finish drafting the Iraq constitution, making sure it is approved and have enough time to fix the December elections.

bush sr. and rummy in their previous dealings.

How they armed him.

I read it in my paper here in Malaysia last week.

Among yesterday's revelations that Saddam loves Doritos was also the news that he is a big fan of Ronald Reagan. You know, the guy who sent Donald Rumsfeld to Baghdad bearing chemical gifts?

Last night they were interwiewing his american guards.And I thought to myself,now there's some news about the situation sheople can understand.Cheetos.

with Frito-Lay to have Saddam be the official mascot for Doritos Brand Corn Chips.

To prevent Hanes from getting him to sign first.

They get all over the couch and you wake up dreaming about ants or something.

who really is the most corrupt and most evil.

might get some people thinking.

Jun 21, 11:52 AM (ET)

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(AP) In this photograph released by the Iraqi Special Tribunal on June 13, 2005, former Iraqi dictator...
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BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - Iraq's justice minister on Tuesday accused the United States of trying to delay Iraqi efforts to interrogate Saddam Hussein, saying "it seems there are lots of secrets they want to hide."

Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal also told The Associated Press he was confident that Saddam's trial on war crimes charges would be over by the end of the year, underlining the Iraqi government's determination to try the ousted leader soon.

"This trial will be accomplished within 2005 - and this will only be in Iraqi courts," he said in an interview on the sidelines of an international conference on his country's future.

U.S. officials had no immediate comment on Shandal's remarks, but the Americans privately have urged caution about rushing into a trial, saying the Iraqis need to develop a good court and judicial system - one of the main topics of discussion at the conference in Brussels, Belgium.

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Updated: 10:35 a.m. ET June 21, 2005BRUSSELS, Belgium - Iraqi’s justice minister said Tuesday that U.S. officials are trying to delay interrogations of Saddam Hussein.


Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal, in Brussels for an international conference on Iraq, also accused the United States of concealing information about the ousted Iraqi leader.

“It seems there are lots of secrets they want to hide,” he told The Associated Press in an exclusive interview.

“There should be transparency and there should be frankness, but there are secrets that if revealed, won’t be in the interest of many countries,” he said. “Who was helping Saddam all those years?”


Welcome to our world Shandal...there is no trasparency or frankness from this administration....

edit: to add link

I wonder why? :shrug:

the strings over to the puppets. How long before the puppets can pull their own strings? It used to work out fine at Georgie's birthday parties when he was a little snot.

There have been a bunch of stories lately from U.S. guards that have an oddly humanizing tone about Saddam (he hates fruit loops, likes cheetos, liked Reagan, etc.). There may be an effort afoot to humanize him, so that he doesn't have to go on trial and spill the beans on St. Ronnie and Poppy. It wouldn't surprise me at all.

He'll strike a bargain for lifetime imprisonment with some benefits just to keep from telling what he knows about Reagan, Bush I and Bush II.

I wonder what the prison conditions are actually like? You sure don't hear much about Noriega anymore.

accused the US of concealing information about deposed president Saddam Hussein that could be damaging to "many countries". Abdel Hussein Shandal said it seemed there were "lots of secrets" that the Americans wanted to hide.

Saddam Hussein is set to go on trial in Iraq over alleged crimes against humanity, but no date has been set. Mr Shandal spoke to the AP news agency on the eve of a major conference. US officials did not immediately comment.

"There should be transparency and there should be frankness, but there are secrets that, if revealed, won't be in the interest of many countries," Mr Shandal said.

"Who was helping Saddam all those years?"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4115976.stm

Like they would ever EVER let saddam have a trial, the press would have a field day with the "secrets" he would tell.

...Which was neither open nor transparent.

Seems like it's "America's Secrets" that are getting hidden.

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and gets their panties in a twist.

I expect Sadaam to have his lawyers present a blowup of that pic if he ever makes it to trial.

Saddam Hussein was captured in December 2003
Iraq's justice minister has accused the US of concealing information about deposed president Saddam Hussein that could be damaging to "many countries".
Abdel Hussein Shandal said it seemed there were "lots of secrets" that the Americans wanted to hide.

Saddam Hussein is set to go on trial in Iraq over alleged crimes against humanity, but no date has been set.

Mr Shandal spoke to the AP news agency on the eve of a major conference. US officials did not immediately comment.

"There should be transparency and there should be frankness, but there are secrets that, if revealed, won't be in the interest of many countries," Mr Shandal said.

"Who was helping Saddam all those years?"

Saddam?? They could never afford to have Saddam or OBL under oath...especially since they have more credibility than BushCo does. Who's the liar.