From: "Rich Gauszka" 

2 days before the US elections?

coincidental?

 A process firmly guided by American guided by lawyers from the U.S. Embassy


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061103/ts_nm/iraq_saddam_dc_1

Three years after he gave himself up to American soldiers without firing a shot,
Saddam Hussein may be condemned to hang on Sunday if an Iraqi court finds
him guilty of crimes against humanity.


As President Bush faces mounting criticism over the war, a guilty verdict
announced two days ahead of tight U.S. congressional elections on November
7 could reflect positively on him as a vindication of his policy to
overthrow Saddam.

U.S. officials deny Washington had any say over the timing of the verdict
or the court's decisions, saying the American role was limited to logistics
and security.

Throughout the Dujail case, Iraqi court officials have been consulting
closely with -- and, sources close to the court say, firmly guided by --
American lawyers from a U.S. Embassy department known as the Regime Crimes
Liaison Office.

The unit has been the conduit for $140 million in U.S. funding for the
court, and the driving force in the sifting of tons of documents and
advising prosecutors.

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