Saddam lawyers in fighting mood

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NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE , Amman, Jordan
Saturday, Jul 10, 2004,Page 7

(ohammed Rashdan, the lead lawyer and organizer of a defense team claiming to represent former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, talks on his cell phone in his office while his brother, Adnan, far right, and Thaer Jbara, middle, look on in Amman, Jordan, Tuesday.
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In a little office off Al Jaleel street, above noisy sidewalks packed with boys selling prickly pears and women shopping for shoes, a group of lawyers thumbed through chunky legal books and debated how to get bail for a man accused of genocide.

This is the headquarters of the Saddam Hussein legal defense fund.

The team begins with Muhammed Rashdan, a 55-year-old former Baathist who says Iraq's ex-dictator has been misunderstood.

"He's a severe person but he's just," Rashdan said. "I'm honored to represent his excellency."

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