Saddam is absent as his trial reopens


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2006 The Associated Press BAGHDAD -Saddam Hussein was not present Wednesday at a new session of his trial, which his lawyers boycotted after demanding the removal of the chief judge, who they claim is biased against the former Iraqi leader.

  

DNO lifted by hopes Iraq oil deal close



Wed Apr 16, 2008 | By Wojciech Moskwa and Joergen Frich

OSLO, April 16 (Reuters) - Shares in Norwegian oil and gas producer DNO (DNO.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) soared on Wednesday on hopes Iraq is close to finalising an oil and gas law for Baghdad to back oil contracts signed by Kurdish authorities.


  

A milestone for Kurdistan



June 25, 2007 | Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

The guilty verdict against Ali Hassan al-Majid or Chemical Ali is a milestone for the people of Kurdistan in Iraq.


  

Timeline: Saddam Hussein Anfal trial


Tuesday, 17 October 2006

Saddam Hussein and six other defendants - including his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" - have gone on trial over the killing of more than 100,000 Kurds during "Operation Anfal" in 1988.

  

Kurd to Preside at Hussein Trial, Set to Resume Tuesday


NewYorkTimes By ROBERT F. WORTH, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 23 - A new judge was appointed Monday to take charge of the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants, the latest twist in a legal process that has been plagued by unruliness and accusations of political influence.


  

Conference on higher education begins



Wednesday, 12 December 2007 | By The Globe- Erbil

Partnerships in academic research merely one goal of conference.

President Barzani speaks at Erbil education conference, addresses central government issues and universities' roles in developing society.


  

Saddam's genocide trial resumes



 Tuesday, 17 October 2006

Saddam Hussein's genocide trial against the Kurds has resumed, a day after the former president predicted Iraq's "liberation" from US military control.

  

Death penalty sought for Saddam



By John F. Burns The New York Times
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006

BAGHDAD Saddam Hussein uttered only two sarcastic words - "Well done!" - on Monday as the prosecutor demanded that Saddam and three top associates, one of them his half brother, be given the death penalty for their role in the persecution of hundreds of Shiite townspeople after an alleged assassination attempt on Saddam in 1982.

  

Iran still fuels Iraq violence, U.S. says



March 5, 2008 | By Peter Spiegel and Julian E. Barnes

Two top military commanders allege that Tehran continues to direct Shiite militias and is trying to permanently weaken the government in Baghdad.


  

Deroy Murdock on Saddam Hussein



March 24, 2008 | By Deroy Murdock | Chilling Confirmation

Yes, Saddam Hussein was an Islamofascist threat

As Operation Iraqi Freedom is now five years old, a new study confirms that ousting Saddam Hussein was justified and vital to U.S. national security. Though war critics hate to admit it, the Baathist dictator was up to his mustache in aid for Islamofascist terrorism.