Court may give Saddam verdict on November 5

[madokie]

Will this have an effect on the nov 7 elections?


http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticle.aspx?type=newsOne&storyID=2006-10-16T111814Z_01_COL554913_RTRUKOC_0_US-IRAQ-SADDAM.xml&WTmodLoc=Home-C2-TopNews-newsOne-7

By Mariam Karouny

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - A court trying Saddam Hussein for killing Shi'ites in the 1980s could deliver its verdict on November 5, officials said.

The U.S.-backed court was due to announce on Monday a final date for verdicts on the ousted Iraqi leader and seven of his former top lieutenants for crimes against humanity, a charge which carries a maximum penalty of death by hanging.

However, the court said it needed more time to review testimony. Court spokesman Raed Juhi said the Iraqi High Tribunal would reconvene on November 5 although it was not clear if a verdict would be announced then.

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Iraqi law states an execution must be by hanging. Saddam has said he deserves to meet this fate by firing squad rather than the gallows.

[wakeme2008]

1. No I think everybody expects guilty so this will be a non-issue for

the election IMHO.

[BOSSHOG]

2. Incredibly sad that manipulators

believe (and to some extent accurately) that such an act will make a citizen vote for a republican. They are all insane.

[madokie]

3. All aboard

I wish you could take some of these low life politicians onto a ship for a cruise in reality, how I wish that could be, because there is no one who can get the point across like a Chief in the U.S. Navy, no one. Trust me, I know from experience.

[LynnTheDem]

4. "The U.S.-backed court "

It's that "sovereignty" thang again.

[TechBear_Seattle]

5. As everyone predicted months and months ago

Go ahead, now tell us that the sun will rise in the east and that water is wet. :hi: