Uncle Saddam yelled this phrase as he was removed from the court as the trial sort of resumed today. The new judge from Halabja postponed the next hearing til Wednesday based on some complex formula, apparently depending on whether the moon was in the seventh house and Jupiter was aligned with Mars, if I understand it correctly.This trial is surely reaching a saturation point. Saddam continues to control the headlines and the judicial leadership is in disarray. Surely the Iraqis are frustrated, but the American people (assuming they care) might also reach a tipping point where they either agree with Ramsey Clark to move the trial out of country or simply let the judge smack the gavel, yell 'guilty' and order a hanging.
The former is not acceptable to the administration as it would turn into the bash America show. The latter also seems out of the question based on events on the ground, since a sudden execution of Saddam might be like putting a stick in a hornet's nest. Besides, both results would make America look bad. So, we press on.
But are we pressing on to avoid the unpleasantness above, or something else?
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