Saddam's belongings reportedly looted, vandalised

[sabra]

http://story.malaysiasun.com/index.php/ct/9/cid/b8de8e630faf3631/id/223726/cs/1/

Saddam's belongings reportedly looted, vandalised

Saddam Hussein's personal belongings were looted and vandalised within hours of his execution, according to members of his defence team.

An exclusive report in the UAE newspaper, Emirates Today, quotes the lawyers as saying members of the Iraqi government and Shia militia loyal to Muqtada Al Sadr, broke into Saddam's cell and "vandalised his belongings and burnt a copy of the Quran," which the former Iraqi president used to read.

The head of the Jordan Bar Association, Saleh Armouti, and a member of Saddam's defence team, said a number of personal letters and private notes have gone missing.

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Another defence lawyer for the late deposed leader has charged that Shia groups burnt Saddam Hussein's Quran. Ziad Najdawi said, "One of the defence team in Baghdad went to take Saddam's Quran but he was told by the militia groups that they burnt it."

The lawyers are also concerned about Saddam's notes, which they say he spent the last two years writing. They say the notes are sensitive and cover his thoughts on political issues, particularly in relation to his time as president of Iraq. "We do not know what happened to them, but they are important parts of the region's history that everybody deserves to read," Najdawi told Emirates Today.

[Kagemusha]

1. Uh, wasn't a lawyer told to go get Saddam's stuff?

I know I heard that so... what the hell happened to that?

[54anickel]

2. Can't have those "notes" floating around and speaking from the grave now, can we? n/t

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

3. Another example of someone using religion as an excuse

to hate. What Muslim would burn the Qur'an?

[Tempest]

4. In answer to your question

"What Muslim would burn the Qur'an?"

One full of hate for Saddam.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

5. One full of hate

is not following their faith. Er Rahman Er Rahim

[Felix Mala]

6. Who got his autographed Ronald Reagan glossy?

"Dear Saddam, Thanks for helping us Stay the Course. Your pal, Ronnie"

Or his "FOD" watch from Rumsfeld... Or the numerous gifts GHW Bush carted over for the praiseful photo ops?

[ohio2007]

7. I doubt the laywers found wads of cash

stuffed in his mattress. but it never hurts to look.

[newyawker99]

8. Hi ohio2007!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[daleo]

9. More than just lawyers would have been concerned about this

"The lawyers are also concerned about Saddam's notes, which they say he spent the last two years writing. They say the notes are sensitive and cover his thoughts on political issues, particularly in relation to his time as president of Iraq."

This is convenient for a lot of people.

[Psephos]

10. 10 years from now: Tonight - Discovery Channel presents Saddam's Lost Testament

Personally, I hope his belongings got fed into one of his old wood chippers.

[maxrandb]

14. 20 years from now

Geraldo will open the secret vault in Saddam's "spider hole", and find nothing. The American people will be glued to their TV sets.

[Nihil]

15. Yeah

> Personally, I hope his belongings got fed into one of his old wood
> chippers.

Well that would certainly help prevent any "inconvenient truths" from
emerging to upset the US Administration's tissue of lies ...

("Wood chippers" :eyes:)

[Raine]

11. Some stuff will probably show up on Ebay

before long...seriously.

[w4rma]

12. Those notes hold clues that can be used towards taking out some corruption. (nt)

[sofa king]

13. He had possessions left?

Shit, the Halliburton employees were testing the rev-limiters on Uday's and Qusay's Porsche collection before they got killed, according to a friend of mine who was there.