"I Am
The President Of Iraq"
Saddam Trial
Full Transcript
02 July, 2004
This Is London
The hearing went
like this:
Judge: Are you Saddam
Hussein al-Majid?
Saddam: Yes
Judge: Were
you born on 28 April, 1937?
Saddam: Yes Judge:
Are you the former president of Iraq?
Saddam: I am the
current president of Iraq
Judge: Were you
leader of the Ba'ath party and head of the armed forces?
Saddam: Yes. Can
you introduce yourself?
Judge: I am the
judge of the investigative court
Saddam: Do you represent
the American coalition?
Judge: I represent
the Iraqi people ... You have the right to examine witnesses and documents
Saddam: Everyone
here knows this is a theatre carried out by Bush the criminal to win
the election
Judge: You are charged
with seven crimes [Lists them, ending with invasion of Kuwait]
Saddam: How can
you charge me with this? You are an Iraqi and everyone knows Kuwait
is part of Iraq
Judge: This is not
a trial. I am a prosecuting judge investigating
Saddam: I carried
out these acts in my capacity as president of Iraq
Judge: You have
a right to defence attorneys
Saddam: According
to the Americans I have millions of dollars in Geneva so I should be
able to afford one
Judge: Do you have
anything else to say?
Saddam: In Kuwait
I was defending the Iraqi people from those Kuwaiti dogs who wanted
to turn their women in to 10-dollar prostitutes
Judge: Do not use
that language in this court. Will you now sign this document listing
your rights?
Saddam: No
Judge: Let it be
recorded that he has not signed. You are dismissed from the court.