Jordanian Lawyer Wants to Defend Saddam

By SHAFIKA MATTAR, Associated Press Writer

AMMAN, Jordan - A Jordanian lawyer said he has been appointed to defend Saddam Hussein (news - web sites) by the former dictator's wife, but U.S. authorities have not responded to his request to meet the fallen leader.



Officials in Iraq (news - web sites)'s U.S.-appointed interim administration say no defense lawyer has yet been appointed to represent Saddam, who was captured Dec. 13 and is being held at an undisclosed location.

Jordanian lawyer Mohammad Rashdan said Sunday he considers Saddam Iraq's "legitimate president."

"We tried to contact the American administration several times to allow us to meet with Mr. Saddam Hussein, but there was no response at all," Rashdan told The Associated Press.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20040426/ap_on_re_mi_ea/jordan_iraq_saddam_s_defense&cid=540&ncid=1480

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If allowed to defend Saddam, "my main argument will be the legitimacy of Iraq's constitution under Saddam Hussein, who is Iraq's legitimate president," Rashdan said.

He said Iraq's interim constitution adopted under the U.S.-led occupation is illegitimate, as well as a court that the U.S.-picked Governing Council said it is setting up to try Saddam.

Rashdan said he has heard from some 1,500 attorneys from across the Arab world — mainly Egypt and Jordan — as well as in France, Switzerland and Britain who want to help defend Saddam.

Rashdan said the list did not include Jacques Verges, a French lawyer who claims to be representing Saddam at his family's request.

Rashdan said that days after Saddam's capture, Saddam's wife Sajida Khairallah Telfah asked him to represent the Iraqi prisoner in court when his trial opens.

The report stated some 1500 lawyers worldwide offered their services.

"Vergas is one creepy dude..."

"Even the terrorist "the Jackal" has said that he scares him.


I've heard of the Jackal, but what is Vergas all about?

Saddam being listed out for the world:

1970s to 1992: Tons.

1993 to present: well, we relied on info from people who hadn't been in-country for twenty years . . .

hard to keep up..

The Jordanian lawyer's focus is uniquely different from Veges's pov. Veges, from what I've read in GD, Verges is a Truth Seeker and will begin the historical time line for his defense beginning with Poppy, Cheney and Rumy...

Tis` a wonderful day to be writing about such joyful noise that will be heard round the world. <sigh>