Why were the 1,500 legal experts fired? [originaltext] The daughter of the

The daughter of the former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has announced the appointment of a new legal team to defend him at his trial due to be held next month. In a written statement released in the Jordanian capital Amman Raghd Saddam Hussein said the 1, 500 legal experts originally appointed to defend her father had been fired because they provided conflicting advice. D. G. reports,
    "Saddam Hussein’s daughter Raghd said a new legal committee of international lawyers would be formed to replace a bickering assemblage of more than 1, 500 Arab and Western attorneys sacked last month. She said the group harmed the former Iraqi President because of the conflicting legal advice they provided. A legal advisor to the family said Saddam Hussein’s defense now included prominent American, European, Asian and Arab lawyers who were chosen on the basis of confidence and merit. But he would not reveal the identities of the new council."