Missing: Saddam failed to appear for his trial
CNN USA tonight continued with the shooting of a suspect on flight 924. Air marshals shot and killed the man after he threatened to detonate a bomb. CNN International broke from this to update viewers with today’s other headlines. George Bush’s 2nd most recent speech on Iraq attempted to build confidence amongst the American public. He said that there had been great changes in Iraq. He cited Najaf and Mosul where he said insurgents had been expelled and reconstruction was underway. Najaf has however been the scene on continued violence and only recently was the scene of a bizarre incident in which the former interim Prime Minister, Iyad Allawi, was chased from a mosque by a crowd throwing shoes and stones. Today Iraq saw the continuation of the trial against Saddam Hussein and other accomplices. However the main focus of the trial was absent. Saddam refused to attend citing that his treatment ‘amounted to torture’. He is also said to have not been allowed to changed underwear for 3 days. The trial continued without him and heard from witness ‘F’. The proceedings were today adjourned until the 21st December. US treatment and abduction of terror suspects also continued to cause debate today with Tony Blair telling the UK parliament he was confident the law was being observed. “The practice of rendition has been the policy of America for many years,” he said. “But it has to be enacted in accordance with international law …and I accept her [Condoleezza Rice] assertion that it is.
[21:39 GMT 07/12/2005]
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