Saddam lawyer predicts 'unmitigated chaos' if client executed
Ramsey Clark , former US Attorney General and a member of the Saddam Hussein defense team, predicted Thursday that the execution of the former Iraqi dictator would lead to "catastrophic violence" and "total, unmitigated chaos."...
Saddam gets medical warning as hunger strike hits two-week mark
Doctors have warned Saddam Hussein that his now two-week-long hunger strike could have adverse health effects, according to a US military spokesman Thursday. Hussein drinks coffee and fortified water, but has refused to eat ...
Hussein lawyers ask International Criminal Court to investigate violations
Lawyers for Saddam Hussein turned to the International Criminal Court (ICC) Thursday, asking it to investigate alleged violations of law regarding his treatment and that of defense witnesses by US personnel. A copy of...
Hussein execution would fuel sectarian violence: ex-US AG Clark
Former US attorney general turned Saddam Hussein defense lawyer Ramsey Clark told a Washington press conference Tuesday that executing Saddam only would only precipitate more sectarian violence in Iraq. He made the comment only a few days...
Former US AG Clark calls Saddam trial threat to international law, human rights
Former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark , now serving as a defense lawyer for ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein , called the trial of the former Iraqi leader "a direct threat to international law, the...
Milosevic farewell draws tens of thousands in Belgrade before hometown burial
Over 50,000 mourners gathered in front of the parliament building in Belgrade Saturday to mourn the death of former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic , who last week was found dead in his prison cell at...
The Saddam Hussein trial resumed in Baghdad Sunday without any disruptions as three co-defendants took the stand to testify about the killings of 142 Shiites in the Iraqi town of Dujail after a failed 1982 attempt...
Saddam defense lawyers set to attend Tuesday trial resumption
A defense lawyer for ousted Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein said Monday that the Iraqi members of the defense team will attend the next session of the trial set to resume on Tuesday. Earlier this month Hussein,...
Lawyers defending former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein , on trial before the Iraqi High Criminal Court, have filed a formal motion seeking the disqualification of chief judge Rauf Abdel-Rahman . Abdel-Rahman began presiding over the...
Recent delays in the Saddam Hussein trial have created a "dysfunctional court" that is incapable of conducting a fair hearing, members of Saddam Hussein's legal team, including former US Attorney General Ramsey Clark ,...
