You know, Saddam Hussein just isn't as scary without his beret. The pictures form his trial make him look like ol' Uncle Bob home for the holidays. Of course, we all know that good ol' Uncle Bob was crazy and had a mean streak when he imbibed in a bit too much liquor. Like good ol' uncle Bob, Saddam was a beligerant little man in court, refusing to accept it's authority. Like our soused uncle Bob, he went on a mini-tirade about the conditions of the court and his treatment.

"None of you ever speak to me unless you want something." "I am my own boss, no one controls me!" "I don't want you to alert them! I want you to order them. They are in our country. You are an Iraqi, you are sovereign and they are foreigners, invaders, and occupiers."

Okay, maybe Uncle Bob never said anything like the last statement, but if he had been the supreme tyrant of a small, but wealthy country, he would have.

Like Thanksgiving dinner, many of the other Uncles didn't show. Four defense lawyers didn't show their faces near the court, much less in it. I suppose it was a family get together they were trying to distance themselves from. Of course, I can't blame them. I too ditched Thanksgiving. Of course, I didn't have the fear that my fat Aunt Reba would fire a mortar into my turkey sending bits of stuffing shrapnel everywhere.

The trial of Saddam opened with its first witness today. It was a video confession and apparently not incredibly strong evidence wise against Saddam himself. Most of what the witness said about him was circumstantial and hear say. If Saddam was any other man, this testimonial would mean nothing, however, I'm sure people will take it as the near gospel truth. The testimony was apparently much more damning to Saddam's Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan.

This trial is going to be a long and tedious one, but we all know how its going to end. For now, the trial is just for show. We're just waiting for the New Years fireworks to sound both the end and the beginning.

Posted by Utopia at November 28, 2005 08:13 AM

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