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To: Chas. who wrote (6864)	5/7/2004 3:27:56 PM
From: Hawkmoon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 15987

Iraqi judges investigating Saddam' humanitarian crimes being targeted. (not really news, but kind of pertinent given today's hearings) Judges angry Meanwhile, Iraqi judges investigating alleged atrocities by former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein's government are angry with US-led occupation forces for failing to provide more protection as their colleagues fall victim to assassins' bullets. “We risk our lives every day. The Americans only talk,” said one prominent judge who asked not to be named. “We are losing colleagues. Seven months have already passed since the fall of the Saddam Hussein regime, and the Americans still have not fulfilled their promises to give us protection,” he said. Anger is running particularly high in the city of Najaf, where the governor called a strike by municipal staff after a meeting with occupation officials on Wednesday failed to secure pledges to improve security, following the latest assassination to target the judiciary. Muhan Jabr al-Shuwaili, the top judge in Najaf, was murdered on Monday by unknown assailants who told him "Saddam has ordered your prosecution" before shooting him dead. english.aljazeera.net