Saddam's lawyer murdered by unknown assailants

I told you this trial would lead to trouble. I didn't expect this though. One of Saddam's defense lawyers was killed today, apparently by "ten gunmen dressed as security forces" who "took him from his office."

No one knows who did it or why. A cynical person might think the party with the most to gain from the chaos and the delay would be the US and might note that a black-ops team is a lot speedier than diplomatic channels, which aren't an option anyway.