I've got to admit that I understand how Saddam Hussein feels. It's got to be a little irritating to have to sit there day after day listening to a lot of people describe in detail what a jerk you are while officials pretend they don't necessarily agree when everyone knows they do. That said, he's not going to get much sympathy by being dramatic.

Unfortunately for Saddam, that's exactly what he did today. First he claimed that he's not been allowed to bathe or change clothes since the trial began, and that his treatment is terrorism. Uncomfortable? Perhaps. Unfashionable? Probably. Unhygenic? I suppose it would be eventually. But it's hardly the same as having a ticking Palestinian gentleman sit next to you on the bus to Haifa. Second, Saddam said that he's not going to return to court tomorrow. It's exactly that kind of "Mother of all Battles" arrogance that landed him in court in the first place. I mean, I think we all assume that, were this an invitational, Saddam would probably skip it. But I'm pretty sure a couple of irritable Shiite gentlemen aren't going to take "no, thanks" for an answer come tomorrow morning. He should stick with threats he can make good on. Like sitting there with his fingers in his ears chanting "I'm not listening!" until the trial's over.


Saddam Hussein, above, is acting like a 13-year-old girl who just had her telephone priviledges revoked.

Analogcabin @ 10:44 AM
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