Ramsey Clark, one of Saddam Hussein's attorneys, has just reached new heights of hyperbole. It turns out that a lot more is at stake in Saddam Hussein's trial for genocide against Iraqi Kurds than anyone ever suspected:
At a news conference, Clark said he feared that should Saddam and the others be hanged, "catastrophic violence" would follow that would lead to "the end of civilization as we know it in the birthplace of civilization, Mesopotamia. Total, unmitigated chaos."
I had no idea. Remember, Saddam Hussein is accused of torturing and killing tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis. But apparently that didn't constitute "chaos." It was all very -- orderly.
You've probably heard the old advice for lawyers: If the law is on your side, pound the law. If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If neither is on your side, pound the table.
And in Saddam Hussein's case, since none of that has worked, then I guess the next step is to threaten the end of civilization.
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