This is exactly how to convince Arabs this is a fair trial
A defiant Saddam Hussein appears at hearing, says Bush is 'the real criminal'
HAMZA HENDAWI, Associated Press Writer
Strict pool arrangements severely limited media access to the hearing, and video from the session was cleared by the U.S. military.
The only journalist working for an Iraqi publication, Sadiq Rahman of the newspaper Azzaman, was ordered out of the courtroom by the judge 10 minutes before the hearing began. One Iraqi working for the pan-Arab Shaq al-Awsat newspaper was allowed to attend.
"Unfortunately, they are already being unfair to Iraqi journalists," Rahman said afterward, noting that some U.S. television reporters were allowed inside in addition to the pool.
Posted by Prometheus 6 on July 1, 2004 - 5:48pm :: War
