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poor kitty...
heheheh
Is it just me, or does this article seem like a dare? Oh, how I wish I was a hacker...
Scorpio
Use your powers wisely, as the stars give you some heavy-duty powers. The power colors you love will work best. Go for the black and red. (if I wear my favorite colors, I get amazing cosmic powers? score!)
Daily Fortune
You are indeed a secret genius! (ha! I knew it!)
Wow. I've been reading on cnn.com about Saddam's preliminary arraignment. I'm impressed, he's got bigger balls than Bush in his stubborn insistence that there's no possible way that he could be held accountable for his actions.
"This is all a theater, the real criminal is Bush," Saddam said, during one outburst, referring to the U.S. president.
...
In another exchange, the former dictator said no one had the authority to strip him of his title of president if he is being accused of committing the crimes while he was in office. "I'm elected by the people of Iraq. The occupation cannot take that right away from me," he said.
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Tim Hughes, a member of Saddam's legal team, told CNN in an interview from Jordan that he objected to the proceeding because Saddam was denied legal advice beforehand. Hughes said the defense will be pursuing a change of venue because "any trial in Baghdad will not be fair." Under Iraqi law Saddam remains president of Iraq because he was overthrown in an illegal invasion, Hughes said. Therefore, he said, Saddam still has immunity from prosecution.
Now, I'm not sure what all is going to happen, but I'm confused by Saddam's defense strategy here. First he says that nothing can be brought against him because he's still the president, then it seems like he admits that he did these terrible things, but it's okay because he was the president at the time. I'm a little worried that Dubya is watching this unfold and is saying to himself, "Hey! Great idea, dude! Mind if I use the same excuse to defend my poor military and economic decisions?" It bothers me that Saddam is insisting that he can only be held accountable by Iraqis, but wants the venue changed because a trial in Iraq wouldn't be fair. Maybe I'm misreading these articles; maybe he's just trying to be confusing. *sigh* When I'm the Evil Overlady of the world and I get deposed, I hope I can remember some of these tactics to avoid being culpable for my actions.
Quotes of the Moment
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for another.
- Charles Dickens (or Ben Franklin, depending on your source)
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer to neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
- Mahatma Ghandi
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not the hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity.
- George Bernard Shaw
poor kitty...
heheheh
Is it just me, or does this article seem like a dare? Oh, how I wish I was a hacker...
Scorpio
Use your powers wisely, as the stars give you some heavy-duty powers. The power colors you love will work best. Go for the black and red. (if I wear my favorite colors, I get amazing cosmic powers? score!)
Daily Fortune
You are indeed a secret genius! (ha! I knew it!)
Wow. I've been reading on cnn.com about Saddam's preliminary arraignment. I'm impressed, he's got bigger balls than Bush in his stubborn insistence that there's no possible way that he could be held accountable for his actions.
"This is all a theater, the real criminal is Bush," Saddam said, during one outburst, referring to the U.S. president.
...
In another exchange, the former dictator said no one had the authority to strip him of his title of president if he is being accused of committing the crimes while he was in office. "I'm elected by the people of Iraq. The occupation cannot take that right away from me," he said.
...
Tim Hughes, a member of Saddam's legal team, told CNN in an interview from Jordan that he objected to the proceeding because Saddam was denied legal advice beforehand. Hughes said the defense will be pursuing a change of venue because "any trial in Baghdad will not be fair." Under Iraqi law Saddam remains president of Iraq because he was overthrown in an illegal invasion, Hughes said. Therefore, he said, Saddam still has immunity from prosecution.
Now, I'm not sure what all is going to happen, but I'm confused by Saddam's defense strategy here. First he says that nothing can be brought against him because he's still the president, then it seems like he admits that he did these terrible things, but it's okay because he was the president at the time. I'm a little worried that Dubya is watching this unfold and is saying to himself, "Hey! Great idea, dude! Mind if I use the same excuse to defend my poor military and economic decisions?" It bothers me that Saddam is insisting that he can only be held accountable by Iraqis, but wants the venue changed because a trial in Iraq wouldn't be fair. Maybe I'm misreading these articles; maybe he's just trying to be confusing. *sigh* When I'm the Evil Overlady of the world and I get deposed, I hope I can remember some of these tactics to avoid being culpable for my actions.
Quotes of the Moment
No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of it for another.
- Charles Dickens (or Ben Franklin, depending on your source)
I shall pass through this world but once. Any good therefore that I can do or any kindness that I can show to any human being, let me do it now. Let me not defer to neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.
- Mahatma Ghandi
The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not the hate them, but to be indifferent to them. That's the essence of inhumanity.
- George Bernard Shaw