Badee' Arrif, an attorney representing former Deputy Prime Minister Tariq Aziz and two other defendants in another case before the Iraqi Special Tribunal, said the kidnapping would not deter him.

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"There were a few Iraqi lawyers who actually appeared in court or went to the Iraqi Special Tribunal and reviewed records and dealt with the court on various issues and those are the ones who the Iraqi Special Tribunal understands represents Saddam Hussein, " the source said.

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