Another One of Hussein's Lawyers Is Killed

[im10ashus]

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- One of Saddam Hussein's main lawyers was shot to death Wednesday after he was abducted from his Baghdad home by men wearing police uniforms, the third killing of a member of the former leader's defense team since the trial started some eight months ago.

Khamis al-Obeidi, an Iraqi who represented Saddam and his half brother Barzan Ibrahim in their trial, was abducted from his house Wednesday morning, said Saddam's top lawyer, Khalil al-Dulaimi. His body was found on a street near the Shiite slum of Sadr City, police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud said.

Chief prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi confirmed that al-Obeidi had been killed, although he did not provide any details. A photo of al-Obeidi provided by police showed his face, head and shoulders drenched in his own blood.

A parked car bomb also exploded near an ice cream shop in the Baghdad neighborhood of Sadr City on Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding eight, police Capt. Sattar Jabar said. It was the second attack in as many days in the sprawling Shiite district in eastern Baghdad.

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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/world/AP-Iraq.html?hp&ex=1150948800&en=55124ccdd2aea3b3&ei=5094&partner=homepage

[flordehinojos]

1. poppy's hands behind the lawyer's killing i am willing to bet!!!

who else might want to silence someone who has heard a whole lot of truth re: the bushes from saddam's own lips.

[Fleshdancer]

2. Proof that the trial should be held by the UN Int'l criminal court?

Iraq is too violent to even hold one freakin' trial right now. Move it into the world court already.

[noonwitch]

3. He's on the verge of having more of his lawyers die than Manson

Manson's "family" killed one of his lawyers.

[deaniac21]

7. Saddam wins then. This is number 3 for him.

[Catherine Vincent]

4. Kick!

What's going on? Not that I care but are these gunmen Iraqis or Americans? Hmm.

[leftchick]

5. the pic is gruesome

I caught it on Yahoo. :(

[leftofthedial]

6. I wonder how many of king george's mouthpieces will bite it

during the tribunals.