Highlights of Hussein's Responses at Yesterday's Hearing
Associated Press
Friday, July 2, 2004; Page A10
Quotes by Saddam Hussein at his hearing Thursday:
ON BEING ASKED HIS NAME BY THE JUDGE:
"I am Saddam Hussein, president of the Republic of Iraq."
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ON THE HEARING:
"Everyone knows this is theater by Bush, the criminal, in an attempt to win the election."
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ON THE OCCUPATION OF KUWAIT:
"How could Saddam be tried over a Kuwait that said it will reduce Iraqi women to 10-dinar prostitutes? He defended Iraq's honor and revived its historical rights over those dogs."
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ON SIGNING COURT DOCUMENTS AT THE END OF THE HEARING:
"Please allow me not to sign until the lawyers are present. Anyhow when you take a procedure to bring me here again, present me all these papers with the presence of lawyers. Why would you have me behave in a manner that we might call it hasty later on?"
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ON WHETHER HE CAN AFFORD A LAWYER:
"According to the Americans, I have millions of dollars in Geneva, so I should be able to afford one."
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