Tuesday, December 06, 2005

Googling Saddam's trial take three

So I tried googling the name of the witness, and found most of the articles on non US/non european web pages...

The Observer
Witness at Saddam trial describes tortureTehran Times, Iran - 3 hours ago... in court. Ahmed Hassan Mohammed gave details of the killing of 148 people in Dujail, north of Baghdad, in 1982. The trial resumed ... Saddam trial told of 'massacre' Journal of Turkish WeeklySaddam Hussein's Trial Resumes; Foreign Lawyers Speak (Update2) BloombergSaddam's Trial Under Way After Stops, Starts NBC4.TVGuardian Unlimited - Globe and Mail - all 613 related »
Albany Times Union

If you google the "613 related" you get the major headlies that I already posted..
But then you start seeing a troubling trend--the headlines stress saddam heussein, not the witness nor his testamony...and note that the word massacre is always in quotes...


Update 16: Saddam: 'I Am Not Afraid of Execution'ForbeI 2s - 7 hours ago... "When I speak, I speak like your brother - your brother in Iraq and your brother in the nation," he said, addressing the witness, Ahmed Hassan Mohammed. ... Torture testimony at Saddam trial BBC NewsSaddam trial told of 'massacre' BBC NewsSaddam trial told of 'massacre' Kurdistan Regional GovernmentAll Headline News - Khaleej Times - all 247 related »
China Daily
Update 29: Saddam: 'I Am Not Afraid of Execution'Forbes - 1 hour ago... The trial's first witness, Ahmed Hassan Mohammed, delivered a rambling, nearly two-hour account of the events in Dujail in retaliation for an armed attack on ... Courtroom revenge of man who saw family massacred by Saddam ... Times OnlineFirst witness accuses Saddam Reuters.ukSaddam: I Am Not Afraid Of Execution Pittsburgh Channel.comall 262 related »
Saddam trial told of village massacreWorld Peace Herald, DC - 7 hours ago... Ahmed Hassan Mohammed testified against Saddam and seven co-defendants in the mass arrests and killings of 148 Shiite men in the village of Dujail, following ...
Saddam: ‘I Am Not Afraid of Execution‘Leading The Charge, Australia - 8 hours ago... I‘m not defending myself. But I am defending you.". When the witness, Ahmed Hassan Mohammed, spoke out, Saddam told him: "Do not interrupt me, son.". ...
First witness faces SaddamReuters.uk, UK - 8 hours ago... was replying to the testimony of Ahmed Hassan, 38, who ... Kurdish chief judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin listened and then ... Later, as Hassan spoke, the defendants loudly ...
Hussein Is Fiery Again in Unruly Court Session민족통신, South Korea - 4 hours ago... the enemy army.''. When witness Ahmed Hassan Mohammed spoke, Saddam told him: ''Do not interrupt me, son.''. ''If it's ever established ...
"I am not afraid of execution," Saddam proclaimed at one point.Norman Transcript, OK - 3 minutes agoThe trial's first witness, Ahmed Hassan Mohammed, delivered a rambling, nearly two-hour account of the events in Dujail in retaliation for an armed attack on ...
Saddam, defenders defy court over horror accountsReuters AlertNet, UK - 46 minutes ago... al-Bander (L, front ), Taha Yassin Ramadan (L, 2nd row) and Mohammed Azawi Ali ... Ahmed Hassan, 38, recounted how he and his family were seized and tortured after ...
Saddam warns judge he will be held accountableIrishExaminer.com, Ireland - 12 minutes ago... But I'm not doing it for myself. I'm doing it for Iraq.". When the first witness, Ahmed Hassan Mohammed spoke out, Saddam told him: "Do not interrupt me, son.". ...

alas, most of the western headlines portray it from SH point of view...and CNNI actually heads it with a photo of Ramsey clark, insisting that there can be no fair trial...
Former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, pictured, says it will be "very difficult" for deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein's trial to be fair, telling CNN that the defense attorneys have no protection. The other foreign member of Hussein's team, former Qatari Justice Minister Najib Nuaimi, says the Iraqi court is incapable of handling the trial.
FULL STORY
• Watch: Hussein trial not likely to be short or sweet
Hussein witness describes 'torture'
Third Westerner kidnapped in Iraq Kill threat
Ex-Iraqi leader claims assassination attempt
• Special Report: Saddam Hussein on Trial

Yup, CNNI, don't forget to place Ramesy at the top instead of a file photo of mass graves being opened...and of course, don't forget to put "torture" in quotation marks...can't be judgemental, you know...