After what happened…the defense team was confronted with only one choice — the boycott of a court that has no legitimacy, (is) unconstitutional and has already taken a prior decision to convict the President. |
Every time the president wants to say something important they cut it ... this is blatant censorship and an attempt to prevent him from getting his voice across. |
I call on you (President Bush) to release Mr. President (Saddam) immediately to allow the Iraqis to decide his fate. Only then will you get out of your predicament in Iraq and truly become an advocate of justice. |
I have lodged a complaint with the court to investigate the crime against my client and torture against him during and after his arrest. |
In view of the biased policies adopted by the court's chief judge to push for a quick conviction, we are demanding that the trial be moved outside Iraq to put an end to this farce. |
It's futile to even have a defense. |
Preventing the visits is illegal and prevents the President from having a fair trial. |
The defense team has not been informed about the decision and has not signed it. It is invalid. |
The idea was being discussed, but we now have conclusive information the hunger strike is not on Monday. |
The judge asked president Saddam Hussein about his family's statement that his legal team had been fired and he confirmed it. |
The president is in high spirits because he's convinced of his innocence and of the illegitimacy of the tribunal. |
The president maintained his hunger strike for 11 days but was forced to end it for health reasons. |
The President used to spend several hours in the court prison in the early days of the trial, but now its several days and many more and longer hours deprived of sleep. |
The president was tortured severely by the American forces and I saw bruise marks on his body. They are visible. They are still torturing him psychologically. |
The pressures and intimidation is now greater than ever... the new judge is preparing for a quick conviction under orders from those who run the U.S.-created court from behind the scenes. |