Word: akram
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Saddam described the bodyguard's killing as the "will of God," but said it was his duty not to exempt anyone from the law. In this case, justice may be tempered with mercy. "I could not hold back my tears," said Justice Minister Akram Abdul-Qader Ali, who named a committee to investigate the killing. Odai has enjoyed a playboy reputation, and is rumored to have acted violently on occasion. He held prominent public posts, but his ostentatious life-style contrasted sharply with his father's calls for sacrifice during the gulf war. In the conspiratorial world of Baghdad politics...