French lawyer says he will defend Saddam

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Sun Mar-28-04 03:07 PM
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French lawyer says he will defend Saddam

The neo-Cons, Freepers, and ditto monkies are just gonna love this.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/03/28/saddam.attorney/index.html

Jacques Verges said he received a letter from Saddam's nephew, Ali Barzan al-Tikriti, asking him to take the case. Eleven other lawyers of various nationalities will work with him, Verges said.

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It's not the first time Verges has defended a notorious client. In 1987 Verges represented Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie, who was convicted for committing crimes against humanity. More recently, he defended former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

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Sun Mar-28-04 03:09 PM
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1. Dupe

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x449685

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