The trial of Saddam Hussein has begun in Iraq, with the former Iraqi staring down his guards and engaging in a shoving match to get things under way. All that was missing was a ring announcer shouting out "lets get ready to rumble". However, after an initial flurry of action of three hours, it was time for some hurry up and wait, as the presiding judge adjourned the proceedings until late November.
CNN and the other media outlets have been providing coverage of the proceedings through the morning, with Saddam held in kind of a cattle pen with other a number of relatively unknown fellow defendants.
Surprisingly, the lead judge has allowed his name to be released and has been seen on television, which considering the state of Iraqi security these days seems like a mighty brave step. The other four judges on the panel haven't quite made the leap yet.
Saddam's legal dream team is led by a local lawyer named Kalil Dulaimi, now here's a guy with a great job. Fail to find success for your client and you may meet an end not unlike those that crossed him in the past. Get your client off and pretty well the whole world hates you! Heads you lose and uh, tails you lose too.
For the record the guy that once claimed the moniker Butcher of Baghdad, pleaded Not Guilty to all charges. The entire world will be watching closely on November 28th as the trial resumes. Patiently awaiting the litany of human rights violations and atrocities that will then be presented for us. It should be quite the show.
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