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kronas

11-05-2004 17:19

breaking news: saddam to be released....

saddam hussein is to be released along with the other detainees to iraqi officials before the transfer of power to the new government.

Quote:

"We will put 100 people... including Saddam Hussein, on trial,"

source: BBC news

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/3705005.stm

Colin

11-05-2004 17:26

Re: breaking news: saddam to be released....

Fair enough, not a lot the Americans can really do with him anyway

Damien

11-05-2004 17:53

Re: breaking news: saddam to be released....

Yeah, good move. Although it wont be a fair trail and he will be killed bbut hey you get what you give.

kronas

11-05-2004 17:56

Re: breaking news: saddam to be released....

report in the link has been completed:

Quote:

Correspondents say international law stipulates that a POW can only be handed over to a sovereign state that has signed up to the Geneva Conventions. Iraq only becomes sovereign on 1 July.

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