Saddam's Lawyers Say Ramsey Clark at Risk

AMMAN, Jordan -- Saddam Hussein's lawyers called Thursday for the world to press the Iraqi government to provide them with protection, saying their colleague -- former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark -- was directly at risk.

In an urgent e-mail to The Associated Press, the lawyers said Clark's life was in danger and "threats were directed against him by name." Clark is currently not in Iraq for the trial of Saddam and seven co-defendants, which resumed on Wednesday.
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In their statement, the lawyers said the court's failure to investigate the recent slaying of two lawyers for the eight defendants showed "there is no consideration for the lives of the lawyers and defense witnesses, while the court and prosecution witnesses enjoy high protection."
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The failure to investigate the killings "denies the claims of equality" between the trial's defense and prosecution teams, said the statement, which was issued by the Jordan-support group for Saddam's legal team. Its members could not be reached for an interview Thursday.

The statement called on "all those responsible for human rights to urgently intervene to defend international law, human rights and the right of the defendants, their lawyers and witnesses for protection."

http://www.newsday.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-saddams-lawyers,0,6270115.story?coll=sns-ap-nationworld-headlines

It's not so much in order to "defend" Saddam Hussein, who clearly will be convicted regardless of the proceedings of the trial, but in order to expose the US complicity in his record.

the end. Say, if you wanted an "accident" to happen there.

He said he felt like he had to do this. Not because he's on Saddam's side, but because he wanted to make sure things were done right, no screw ups. Because this trial is really important. I'd say he's right, but I'd also say you're going to hear alot of people slamming him for consorting with the enemy.
I hope he can pull it off, and live to tell the tale..........

wacked US Troops, the one's killing the journalists!