Lawyer for Saddam abducted, shot to death

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BAGHDAD, Iraq - One of Saddam Hussein’s main lawyers was shot to death Wednesday after he was abducted from his Baghdad home by men wearing police uniforms, the third killing of a member of the former leader’s defense team since the trial started some eight months ago.

Khamis al-Obeidi, an Iraqi who represented Saddam and his half brother Barzan Ibrahim in their trial, was abducted from his house Wednesday morning, said Saddam’s top lawyer, Khalil al-Dulaimi. His body was found on a street near the Shiite slum of Sadr City, police Lt. Thaer Mahmoud said.

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Al-Obeidi, who was in his 50s and had six children, was the third member of Saddam’s defense team to be killed since the former leader’s trial began on Oct. 19.

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She said the Americans also bore responsibility for al-Obeidi’s death because they decided to stop providing protection for defense lawyers. The U.S. has denied this.

“Lifting the security of the defense team was an introduction to assassinations,” al-Khalil told The Associated Press.

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Yup, Dubya's visit last week proves that things are going a-o-k over there.

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