The president of Jordan's Bar Association, Hussein Mjalli, a high-profile advocate for Saddam's defense against the multiple war crimes, genocide and other charges he may face, said that this growing international brigade of lawyers opposes any trial at all for Saddam. The former Iraqi dictator, Mjalli said, was "unlawfully deposed and captured by U.S. troops" and remains "Iraq's legitimate president."

- posted by Tom Sawyer @ 7:19 AM