- You honor - Yes When I'm talking, you should consider me as your brother Your brother in the sense of brothers in Iraq, in the nation. I care about a death sentence even less than about an iraqi's shoe. I'm Not afraid of being executed You know me better than all the people of the world No one needsd to talk about my record from 1959 to this day. I know that you are being pressured ... - Do you have any specific question ?
- Yes, I do. I have served you
for thirty years. This is a criminal case. If you have any relevant question or comment ... Give me a chance.. Give me a chance.. Give me a chance, don't cut me off. I'm not defending myself,
I'm defending you. He gets to bring
his files in, While saddam hussein
must write on his hand What he wants to remember
to say to the judges Your honor, i want you to be like lances
and swords confronting the enemies I am not here
to defend saddam hussein As i've said before, Saddam hussein
is too great To be defended even
by saddam Hussein himself. Even if you don't pray, According to Iraq's constitution whether the constitution
singned by Saddam Hussein, In which he believes, or the fabriccated constitution Which was dictated to the Iraqis
by the American advisor Islam is the religion
of the state. Twice I brought to your attention
that it was prayer time. But is was ignored. It was not ignored,
but the witness.. How can you asy
it was not ignored? The testimony
cannot be interrupted What?! the Lord Almighty must
wait until the testimony is over ? The ( witnesses ) thalked about
rooms without windows. in the last session and I'm not saying this
to embarrass you or anyone else I asked for someone
to come and see the rooms Used for imprisonment now
under American democracy. Any harm done
to any iraqi Gives me as much
heartache as him Not because I'm afraid
of him or of any other human. I fear only Allah But this is
how i feel Any harm done to the gentlemen
who testified is wrong. Whoever did this must be
punished according to the law. But this happened in a third world
country - as America calls it . twenty-five years ago. But what is happening
Now ... now .... now ! is there anyone Beginning with Saddam Hussein
and ending with all those present Who has not been beaten, and who doesn't still bear the marks to this day ? Your honor, it is the court's duty
to look into it, whether now or later He asked whether
I was beaten. If you have any such claims,
write them down and submit them .. No. Please , Iam not
a student in your school. Don't make me speak in a way that none of us want. He interrupted me
and went on talking. You didn't
Silence him. He asked a question,
and my answer is : yes ... I was beaten all over my body,
and I bear the marks to this day. Yes, we were beaten,
We were beaten by the Americans. We were tortured, Each and every one of us. When that man gets up. He has to lean on the wall
so he doesn't fall. He received rifle blows
to the neck Until they crippled him. That one was crippled. Barzan was crippled Abu Nadia - they even took
the bones out of his legs. I'm no lawyer You know me I like to call a spade a spade
in politics and in everything else. That's why the Zionists
and the Americans ... The top officials
hate saddam hussein. The white House is lying
once again. He's a liar. He the world's Number one liar . He said that there were
chemical weapons in iraq. and that iraq is connected to terrorism. Later he declared We didn't find
any of this in iraq What I want to say
Is that he slso declared That what Saddam Hussein
Said is not true. I showed my injuries To there American medical
committess in succession. This is defamation of your
president of thirty-five years. It means that the iraqis
accepted a man who is a liar. and the iraqis would
never accept a liar. And this is why they
reject those liars now Saddam Hussein In the American damocracy tha has
been put to shame here, in great iraq Was not allowed
to wear his watch. This is not my watch.
The watch I had they stole. One of my daughters,
whom they exiled. Gave her father a watch
as a present. That is the watch they prevented
Saddam Hussein from wearing. I'm only saying this so you
can make the comparison. They tore the robes I was wearing
all the way down . this way, they believe
they are hurting Saddam Hussein. Diminishing his personality. But saddam Hussein's personality
is not measured by his cloithes. This is a mark
of shame on them. But it only makes Saddam Hussein
greater, not smaller. I only say this so that the defendant .. He's the prosescutor,
not the defendant .. Excuse me ?
The prosecutor. The prosecutor
and the witness should listen And make the comparison - al though
I didn't ( try to )kill bush . Your honoor ... Your honor, those low-lifes
are laughing and cursing. In any case ... Barzan,
let those momkeys laugh. A lion doesn't care if a monkey
in a tree is laughing at him. Exactly. Take it easy. Look at me,
I don't care about this nonsense. One of the prosecutors Described our great
(Ba'th ) Party as blood-spilling. To describe my party
and myself, since I'm its leader... I am proud to be
the leader of the people. I don't care if even
Peres comes here I'm not referring to you
or anyone else who opposes them ... I don't mind if he sits
here and tries me. Like the egyptians say,
tuzz on him ( " to hell with him" )... and on his
ridiculous entity. I don't care if Bush comes
and sits here and tries me. Tuzz on him
and on his chair ... and on his father
before him. Double Tuzz on them !
