Kangaroo Selected as New Hussein Judge

Ahahahahahah I always said it was a Kangaroo Court, Hmmmmm. Try him in the Hague where he should be tried, along with Georgie his pet poodles Tony and Howie.
Andy Borowitz

Two weeks after the judge in Saddam Hussein’s trial for crimes against humanity was dismissed for displaying leniency toward the former Iraqi dictator, the proceedings became embroiled in controversy once again as legal experts questioned the selection of a kangaroo as the judge’s replacement. While the dismissal of the previous judge, Abdullah al Amiri, raised eyebrows in legal circles because it suggested to some that the Iraqi government was trying to predetermine the results of the trial, the selection of a kangaroo from the Sydney Zoo in Australia did little to allay those concerns. "The new Iraqi government is already facing an uphill struggle to gain any kind of credibility for the trial of Saddam Hussein," said Hassan El-Medfaai, president of the Iraqi Bar Association. "It is hard to see how putting a kangaroo in charge helps achieve that goal." The kangaroo, known as Annette during her tenure at the Sydney Zoo, received mixed reviews on her first day in the Baghdad courtroom where Mr. Hussein is being tried...

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