Issam Ghazzawi Quotes (13 Quotes)

brought his notes and his requests, and he thanked the members of the committee.

They told us we could get three guards armed with hand guns only who must be aged between 18-30 or live inside the Green Zone.

The adjournment is not enough time to study such a case. Even in a felony you get more than 20 days. We must have more than a month for this case,

We will go if they give us security or not. We will never abandon the president (Saddam) and we will not give the court the opportunity to appoint a lawyer to defend him.

He's in very good health. He's in ... very high spirits. Everything is OK with him,

I don't value this life that much. Every human being has his time to go.

Nevertheless Khalil carried a miraculous task and has been the only link between President Saddam and the outside world.

There can be no fair trial without providing security for witnesses, judges and lawyers on an equal footing. No trial can take place in such conditions.

They gave us the choice of hiring the guards but what can three young guards with pistols do if one is ambushed by 50 men armed with machine guns. It is illogical.

They have received threats. One lawyer was murdered and they do not trust the government or the Americans to protect them,

It was like an American (military) camp, with all the meaning of the word. You can't see anyone or talk to anyone (from the outside).

We don't believe that a fair trial can take place in such security conditions.

I cannot speak on her behalf, after all President Saddam is her father, but her morale is good because she is confident of his innocence.