Reply #95: The Jordanian Bar Association is NOT a legal authority.

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They are merely a collection of private citizens with their own opinions. Just like the Federalist Society, DU, and the Free Republic. They have no power or authority to determine who is the legitimate leader of Iraq. They are not an international treaty body. They aren't an Iraqi political or legal body. They're not even Iraqis.

Their opinion of Saddam's legitimacy is irrelevant.

The second article merely discusses Saddam's status as a POW, which is based on his PAST authority. It says nothing about his current claim to legitimacy and authority.


The FACT remains that no legal rule or legal authority support the proposition that Saddam is the legitimate head of state in Iraq.