Saddam evidence in short supply

2/6/2006 AP
Experts say case hasn’t been made.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - After four months and 26 witnesses, prosecutors in the Saddam Hussein trial have offered little credible testimony directly linking the former leader to the killings and torture for which he’s charged.

But legal experts familiar with the case say the best might be yet to come - documents allegedly tying Saddam to the crackdown that followed an assassination attempt against him more than 20 years ago in Dujail, a mainly Shiite town north of Baghdad.

Without compelling evidence, a guilty verdict against Saddam might not provide closure for victims of Saddam’s atrocities. But the experts caution that the documents - which include handwritten notes, interrogation orders and death sentences handed down by the Revolutionary Court - might not be enough to win a conviction.

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Has anyone considered the geopolitical consequences of a not guilty verdict?