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According to police in Salem, Oregon, a 52-year-old man attacked a restaurant employee who he 1) thought was a terrorist, 2) was enslaving a woman, 3) had an “evil totem” with Arabic writing. Jason Kendall was booked Tuesday on counts of felony assault, unlawful use of a weapon, and misdemeanor intimidation. Jail records obtained by Law Newz show that he remains at Marion County Correctional Facility as of Sunday, and is scheduled for a pretrial court date on March 17. He bail is set at $65,000.Cops told The Statesman Journal that it’s all tied to an incident at Al Aqsa Fine Middle Eastern Cuisine. Kendall started screaming at an employee. He was told to leave, but later came back, saying stuff like “Get out of America!” and “Arab, you need to leave, a—hole!” He allegedly hit the victim in the head with a plastic object, and attacked him with a metal pipe.Police arrived, as they are known to do, and Kendell reportedly told them he was … [Read more...] about Man Allegedly Attacked ‘Saddam Hussein-Looking Guy’ in Hate Crime

A disbarred personal injury lawyer from Florida has been accused of participating in a scheme to sell stolen guns once owned by the family of executed Iraqi president Saddam Hussein.Former Miami-area lawyer David Phillip Ryan, 48, was accused of conspiracy to transport stolen firearms, conspiracy to sell stolen property and unlawfully mailing firearms, report the Miami Herald and NJ.com. Three others were also charged in the alleged conspiracy.Two of the guns had the initials “Q.S,” believed to indicate they belonged to Qusay Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti, the second son of Saddam Hussein.Ryan’s lawyer, Edward O’Donnell IV of Miami, told the Miami Herald that his client believed the guns were obtained legally. Ryan was disbarred based on allegations he misused trust money, the Miami Herald says. … [Read more...] about Disbarred PI Lawyer Accused in Scheme to Sell Guns Owned by Saddam Hussein Family

The new head of the army has a prized possession from his time with the SAS - a black studded cowboy belt that belonged to Saddam Hussein’s son. Lt Gen Mark Carleton-Smith regularly wore the belt, which had a big metal buckle and would have looked  “incongruous on anyone outside Texas”, a former SAS colleague told the Daily Telegraph. At his leaving do from the special forces, Lt Gen Carleton-Smith revealed the belt’s previous owner had been Uday Hussein, Saddam’s oldest son and infamous for his brutality. Yesterday, Lt Gen Carleton-Smith was announced as the new chief of the general staff, succeeding  General Sir Nick Carter, who has been promoted to head of the armed forces. Until now, Lt Gen... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles  Subscriber-only events  Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium … [Read more...] about Exclusive: New head of Army kept cowboy belt worn by Saddam Hussein’s son as a trophy

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani was both defiant and belligerent in the face of new U.S. sanctions in remarks aired by Iranian state television on Monday. Rouhani compared U.S. President Donald Trump to the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, declared Iran faces a “war situation,” and vowed to “proudly bypass” the American sanctions that went into effect on November 5.“I announce that we will proudly bypass your illegal, unjust sanctions because it’s against international regulations,” Rouhani said to the United States on Monday, speaking at a televised meeting with Iranian economists. “We are in the war situation,” he said to Iranians. “We are in a situation of economic war, confronting a bullying power.” This declaration was accompanied by television footage of a massive air-defense drill conducted across northern Iran on Monday and scheduled to conclude on Tuesday. The drill included units from both the national … [Read more...] about Rouhani Compares Trump to Saddam Hussein, Declares Iran Will ‘Proudly Bypass’ Sanctions

Fearing that Saddam Hussein would not receive a death sentence at his trial, Iraq’s prime minister forced one of five judges presiding in his case to resign only days before sentencing, a Canadian lawyer told the New York Times.According to the lawyer’s version of events, Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki forced the judge, Munthur Hadi, off the panel in 2006. The replacement judge had heard none of the evidence in the trial, but he had ties to Maliki’s Dawa religious party and was willing to vote for hanging.A Maliki spokesman denied the report.The lawyer making the accusation is William Wiley, who worked for a U.S. agency that counseled the Iraqi High Tribunal called the Regime Crimes Liaison Office. “The prime minister’s office was perpetually banging on the door, until they finally got control of the whole process,” Wiley told the Times.Two other lawyers who asked for anonymity confirmed Wiley’s account, the newspaper says. … [Read more...] about Iraq Prime Minister Said to Oust Judge to Ensure Saddam Death Sentence