Cheat-Seeking Missles

Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Saddam's Attorney Lays Out Plan

Delay and obfuscate.

That's Khalil Dulaimi's plan for winning Saddam Hussein's release ... or at least forestalling his execution for a bit.

Key strategies, as reported by WashTimes:
  • Ask for delays so new documents can be studied
  • Claim Saddam had the right to do what he did under the Iraqi constitution (an admission of guilt?)
  • Claim the court is illegitimate because the US invasion was illegitimate
  • Try to get the case thrown out because non-Iraqi lawyers were prohibited from participating (by the Iraqi constitution, but who cares?)
Dulami reports that Saddam thinks he'll prevail and be reinstated as Iraq's leader. Is he laying the groundwork for an insanity defense?