Talk About a Circus Trial
Posted on January 14th, 2006 by Brad
Man, the Saddam trial just gets bouncier by the day:
The chief judge in the Saddam Hussein trial has submitted his resignation, a court official said Saturday. It wasn’t immediately clear if the resignation had been accepted.
Rizgar Mohammed Amin, the presiding judge of a five-judge tribunal overseeing the Saddam case, submitted his resignation, a court official told The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak to the media.
This is like the O.J. trial, except deadlier. I expect Saddam’s defense team will call Kato al-Qaelin to the stand as an alibi any day now.
But, who in their right mind would want that job? Oh, sure, the assorted Pajamas Media-types would take it in a heartbeat, ‘cos they know Saddam’s GUILTY, damnit!! So, I rest my case.
Marq- do you honestly think the PJ’s Media crowd would risk the constant death threats associated with being the judge at the Hussein trial? I think not.
Court Official: Saddam’s Trial Judge Submits Resignation
The chief judge in Saddam Hussein’s trial has submitted his resignation, according to a court offici
Well, if they think someone pointing out they’re wrong is a death threat, how would they treat real death threats?
Oh, you betcha! IF they could adjudicate” from their basement lairs, much as they “support the troops” from down there now. It’s a dirty, “dangerous” job, but… SOMEBODY’S GOT TO DO IT!!1!111!*
*I have, with this post, just won the 2006 “Kaye” Grogan “Scare”-Quotes Award. I would like to thank my late mother, gawd, Jeebus, Dubya, little JeffyLube…..