The United States intends to transfer legal custody of former president Saddam Hussein to Iraq's interim government if asked by the country's new prime minister, U.S. occupation administrator L. Paul Bremer said Tuesday. But Bremer indicated that the U.S. military would continue to retain physical custody of Hussein until the Iraqi government has an appropriate detention facility to hold him.
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What's wrong with Abu Ghraib?
At any rate, they're talking about giving Iraq "legal custody" and retaining "physical custody".
And here's the really touchy point of transfer negotiations....the new Iraqi interim president says we can't keep our embassy in Saddam's palace. That's got some butts clenching up.
Who do these Iraqis think they are?
