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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 2006
Page
3
Pajama clad Tariq Aziz, longtime Saddam Hussein aide, tells Baghdad court that Shiite leaders should face trial for attempts on Saddam and his life. He recalls the 1982 Dujail attack as justification for crackdown, saying state action was legally required.
After an assassination attempt, security forces detained hundreds of Iraqis including women and children. Reports say 148 Shiites were ordered to the gallows by Saddam’s Revolutionary Court for alleged involvement. Saddam and six co defendants face potential crimes against humanity charges. In the same period, at least 18 people were killed nationwide amid frequent drive by shootings and roadside bombings. One U.S. soldier died in action and Iraqi police found nine torture victims.
Special Counsel Fitzgerald urged that Vice President Dick Cheney could authenticate notes and his state of mind is relevant to whether Lewis Libby lied to FBI agents and a grand jury about learning of Valerie Plame's identity. The filing notes the Times article by Joseph Wilson criticizing Iraq policy and Cheney's handwritten questions about Wilson's Niger trip.
The Senate moved toward final passage of landmark immigration reform, aiming for a final vote to tighten borders while allowing millions of illegal immigrants to stay and permitting new guest workers. House conservatives threaten to demand border action first, making coalition support fragile.
National Guard teams of about 200 soldiers from California Arizona New Mexico and Texas may begin work with the Border Patrol as soon as June 1. The mission is described as temporary. Guardsmen will rotate in 21 day cycles and aim to ease border enforcement alongside Homeland Security and Customs officials.
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