French Lawyer To Defend Saddam

[scm77]

French lawyer says he will defend Saddam

Associated Press

PARIS — A French lawyer, known for defending terrorists and a Nazi leader, said Saturday he will defend Saddam Hussein.

Jacques Verges told France-Inter radio he had received a letter from Saddam's family requesting him to defend the former Iraqi leader in court.

The letter 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.

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.

Saddam is being held by U.S. forces at an undisclosed location.

Verges has defended Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal, 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, a Nazi Gestapo chief in France in World War II, who was convicted of crimes against humanity in Lyon, France.

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Somehow I'm not surprised. rofl

[Commander Cool]

The French can't defend anything.

[Ichhabe]

It is a dirty job, but someones gotta do it. :D

[scm77]

The French can't defend anything.

rofl woot

[Vance]

The French can't defend anything.
I'm sorry, but lmao

[Truthsayer]

Yeah, we should let the freedom-fries defend him instead.

[TALOS]

The French can't defend anything.

rofl rofl rofl
edit: sorry , wrong one first time

[ShotOver]

Watch your moths gentlemen, no french bashing in here.

(Was damn funny though, hahahahaha)

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chosen by americans no doubt

[TALOS]

chosen by americans no doubt
omg cut :cantbeli: what the hell does this thread have to do with Americans?

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chosen by americans no doubt
omg cut :cantbeli: what the hell does this thread have to do with Americans?

sorry didn't read the whole article, I assumed it had been confirmed.

[Lobo]

Jacques Vergès is famous because in the past he has defended those nobody wanted to defend. Carlos, the "Jackal", Klaus Barbie "the butcher of Lyon", Sloboda Milosevic, Baader-Meinhof's suspected members Klaus Croissant and Magdalena Kopp, members of the Algerian FLN during the war...

[AFG]

Jesus Christ he defended a person that slain his own countrymen?! what integrity...

[morlick]

Jacques Verges is not very popular in France because of his exessive mediatization to defend worse people. Yes, he is a lawyer, we can think that he do his job but why defend this kinds of individus. :(

[talib_killa34]

yeah Hussein is innocent until proven guilty...













No, really! :lol:

[Elmo]

Jesus Christ he defended a person that slain his own countrymen?! what integrity...

Yeah, well, fair trial, ever heard of it? Nothing to do with his integrity.
You would just lynched him with an angry blood-thirsty mob?

[Jack Mehoff]

Jesus Christ he defended a person that slain his own countrymen?! what integrity...

Yeah, well, fair trial, ever heard of it? Nothing to do with his integrity.
You would just lynched him with an angry blood-thirsty mob?


Nah, just give him back to the Shiite and Kurds.

[fantassin]

You forgot to mention Verges is also a communist.

But he what he said is right, he can't be blamed for having received a letter.

And most of the people he defended went to jail anyway (Barbie, Carlos...)

[Pégase]

the least we can say about Jacque Vergès is that his past seems very fuzzy
he would have known some hardcore communist periods when he disappeared in 1970, and Pol Pot would be one of his old friend
he is also known to be a militant anti-colonialist

it is kind of challenge for him, to defend always the controversy side and the most indefensible people

but what is worse is that it is undeniable that Vergès has some talented advocate skillz, this man has ever won sometime and he is one of the best devil's advocate

[Uncle Chô]

French lawyer says he will defend Saddam

Associated Press

PARIS — A French lawyer, known for defending terrorists and a Nazi leader, said Saturday he will defend Saddam Hussein.

Verges has defended Venezuelan terrorist Carlos the Jackal, whose real name is Ilich Ramirez.

Life sentenced

The French lawyer also defended, Klaus Barbie, a Nazi Gestapo chief in France in World War II, who was convicted of crimes against humanity in Lyon, France.

Life sentenced


Somehow I'm not surprised. rofl

True. The most important thing is his French nationality. As usual on this Forum the decision of one individual makes generalities...

:cantbeli:

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

Jesus Christ he defended a person that slain his own countrymen?! what integrity...Correct me if I am wrong but as bad as Saddam is he is still entitled to a defence so if not this guy then who else.


The French can't defend anything.
Simpleton :cantbeli:

[BlackRain]

The ironic thing about the lawyer being a Communist is that he would have been executed as a "CLASS ENEMY" by a real communist nation long ago. Perhaps we give him to much credit for being astute.

You see Reds have historically killed intellectuals, teachers, doctors, officers, and the educated class in Communist nations because those people are smart enough to know better.

Thank god he chose to live in France where there are less-than-lethal Communists.

[AFG]

Jesus Christ he defended a person that slain his own countrymen?! what integrity...

Yeah, well, fair trial, ever heard of it? Nothing to do with his integrity.
You would just lynched him with an angry blood-thirsty mob?


Nah, just give him back to the Shiite and Kurds.

?? I was referring to him defending the nazi... :lol:

[Tengu]

Yeah i saw the dirty fat winefarmer defending poor helpless saddam. Its obvious he wants to get in the history books.

The French can't defend anything.Best reply ever! rofl

[Pégase]

The French can't defend anything.Best reply ever! rofl

hey Tengu
the fact that six million Frenchmen were KIA and WIA during WWI, it is funny for you ?

[Truthsayer]

hey Tengu
the fact that six million Frenchmen were KIA and WIA during WWI, it is funny for you ?

Just try to ignore their uneducated posts...just let them have their freedom fries and die of overweight at 45...

[SeanAshi]

Even the Butcher of Baghdad deserves a fair trial, something he denied to millions of Iraqis.

[Tengu]

yes sorry. It was the booze talking :oops: .

Got to love that belgian beer ;)