Court drops Kurd charges against Saddam

Unfrikingbelievable, Georgie, all the family skeletons are safe for awhile, you did it again amazing

By SINAN SALAHEDDIN, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 55 minutes ago

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein's trial for the killing of 180,000 Kurds in the 1980s resumed Monday with the late dictator's seat empty, nine days after he went to the gallows. The court's first order of business was to drop all charges against Saddam.

Six co-defendants — including Saddam's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" — still face charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity stemming from a military campaign code-named Operation Anfal during the 1980-88 Iraq- Iran war.

Shortly after the court reconvened Monday, a bailiff called out the names of the accused and the six men walked silently into the courtroom one after another.

Chief Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa said the court decided to stop all legal action against the former president, since "the death of defendant Saddam was confirmed."

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