... if the French have a genetic disposition that drives them into the arms of tyrants and villains. And yes, I know that's an unworthy thought. It's just that sometimes they make it so hard:
PARIS — A French lawyer, known for defending terrorists and a Nazi leader, said Saturday he will defend Saddam Hussein (search).
Color me surprised.
Jacques Verges (search) told France-Inter radio he had received a letter from Saddam's family requesting him to defend the former Iraqi leader in court. U.S. officials have said they will bring Saddam to trial for alleged crimes against Iraqi people. But the location of any trial and its format and date have not yet been decided.
Would someone tell me why there are any members of Saddam's family still free? And I'm sure the Marsh Arabs could think of a location and format for the trial.
The letter from Saddam's family read: "In my capacity as nephew of President Saddam Hussein, I commission you officially by this letter to assure the defense of my uncle," Verges said. He did not name the person who sent the letter.
Who talks like that? Since when is nephew a "capacity"?
Saddam is being held by U.S. forces at an undisclosed location.
Yeah, that's to prevent an unscheduled determination of the place and format of his trial.
Verges has defended Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal (search), whose real name is Ilich Ramirez. He gained international notoriety during the Cold War for staging a string of deadly bombings, assassinations and hostage seizures.The French lawyer also defended Klaus Barbie (search), a Nazi Gestapo chief in France in World War II, who was convicted of crimes against humanity in Lyon, France.
Yeah, he really knows how to pick 'em, don't he?
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