Gee, like we're surprised? The man is a meglomaniac and has delusions of omnipotence. Nevertheless, telling the judge 'Go to Hell', really doesn't seem to get him anywhere.
Want an example of his insanity? Here you go:
He complained that he had no fresh clothes, and that he had been deprived of shower and exercise facilities.
"This is terrorism," he said.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Ohmigosh, that's rich! This from a guy who gassed the Kurds, imprisoned countless innocents, killed indesciminately, forced his troops to go up against far superior forces and be wiped out, invaded a peaceful neighbor without provocation, offered support to Al-Quaeda, and sired two sociopathic murderers who have already gone to meet their Maker (just a quick list, right off the top of my head).
"Terrorism." Ooooooo, aren't we all holier-than-thou now?
Chief Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin cut him off, saying proceedings will resume on Wednesday.
Saddam then told the judge and "all the agents of America" to "go to hell" and said he would not return to court.
Awwwww, did we throw a widdle tantrum? I think Soddy needs to take a "time out" so he can think about his attitude. Perhaps a nap would help?
One of the witnesses described the torture he endured, as well as the conditions in the prison, which
...prompted an outburst from Saddam, who complained of his own conditions in detention. He said the court had time to listen to the witnesses' complaints "but does anyone ask Saddam Hussein whether he was tortured? Whether he was hit?"
He urged the judge to investigate his conditions because "it is your duty as judges to investigate the crime at its scene."
"I live in an iron cage covered by a tent under American democratic rule. You are supposed to come see my cage," he told Amin. "Please, Mr. Judge, do not accept any insult to Iraq. It doesn't matter if he insults Saddam Hussein, because the Americans and the Zionists want to execute Saddam Hussein. What does the execution of Saddam Hussein matter? He has given himself to Iraq from the day he was at school and has been sentenced to death three times already. Saddam Hussein and his comrades are not afraid of execution." (emphasis all mine)
*gasp!* Soddy was tortured? Hit? He lives in an iron cage?! Gee, sounds too good for him, if you know what I mean.
Oh, and isn't it just precious, how Soddy uses the third person when referring to himself? It just shows how special he is, doesn't it?
Here's another little scuffle:
Earlier, Mohammed said he was told that Saddam asked a 15-year-old boy if he knew who he was. "He said 'Saddam'. Then Saddam hit him in the head with an ash tray."
The testimony drew an angry response from Saddam, who suggested that Mohammed needed psychiatric treatment and accused the court of bowing to American pressure.
"When the revolution of the heroic Iraq arrives, you will be held accountable," Saddam warned the chief judge.
"This is an insult to the court," Amin responded. "We are searching for the truth."
Saddam told Amin he hoped "that you will endure my frankness."
"How can a judge like yourself accept a situation like this?" Saddam asked. "This game must not continue. If you want Saddam Hussein's neck, you can have it. I have exercised my constitutional prerogatives after I had been the target of an armed attack.
When Mohammed objected to some of Saddam's remarks, the former president snapped: "Do not interrupt me, son."
"Son." SON! Somebody hit this nutcase on the head with an ashtray!
Oh, this has all the elements of serious comedy, if the circumstances weren't so tragic. It is wonderful to see this monster tried for his crimes, and delicious to see his pathetic attempts to wield power that is no longer his. God willing, this trial will be over soon, and Soddy will be swinging from the hangman's noose.
(UPDATE - So, of course, today he's pouting. Poor Soddy! So alone, so misunderstood! [puke, gag])
