The Trial of Saddam Hussein and The Fallout of The War

The Trial of Saddam Hussein

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The fallout in the Middle East from the regime change in Iraq

Tuesday, March 21, 2006

Gaddafi Speaks Out

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has said that the trial of Saddam Hussein is illegal under the Geneva Convention.

He was quoted yesterday as saying:

"He cannot be tried."

He went on to claim that Saddam was a "prisoner of war", and as such should have been released by now.

Gaddafi also dismissed the election last year of an Iraqi parliament, saying that it was invalid because it took place under foreign occupation.

Saddam, in Gaddafi's mind, is still the legal president of Iraq because "he wasn't toppled by his people".

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