Saddam and enjoyed a disproportionate share of the country's wealth and power. They know that the American advent implies for them a demotion, and an elevation of the Shiites and Kurds, and they refuse to go quietly. See http://www.gulf-news.com/Articles/news.asp?ArticleID=97508 The Supreme Court announced its ruling today in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld divided along idelogical lines with John Roberts abstaining due to his involvement at the D.C. Circuit level and Anthony Kennedy joining the liberals in a 5-3 decision that is 185 pages long. The actual vote is a little confusing. Stay with me now: John Paul STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I through IV, VI through VI-D-iii, VI-D-v, and VII, in which KENNEDY, SOUTER, GINSBURG, and BREYER joined, and an opinion with respect