Oh, for-

Excuse me, please. I don't normally blend work and LJ, but I feel that in this particular case I need to. I don't have what you'd call a venue otherwise. This is from a Red Cross communications statement.

On Monday, June 14, 2004, the British newspaper The Guardian reported that the International Committee of the Red Cross stated that “Saddam Hussein must either be released from custody by June 30 or charged if the United States and the new Iraqi government are to conform to international law.” The ICRC made no such claim as reported by this and other international media.

“Any prisoner of war suspected of having committed any type of crime can be charged and tried,” said Antonella Notari, chief spokeswoman of the ICRC. Notari said she wanted to make clear that the ICRC has no desire to see the release of any PoWs, including Saddam, who are suspected of criminal acts. In an interview with the Associated Press on Monday, she added, “Nobody in the ICRC is calling for the release of Saddam Hussein. Absolutely not.”

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'scuse me. Got to go self-Heimlich for a bit.

Just got a donation from one Vernon N. Potter.

Thank God he lives on Mosswood, not Privet...

This was supposed to be for this week's 15minuteficlets exercise.

I ran a lot over time-wise, but that was partly due to interruptions. It's under a thousand words, though. I went back and did another Sergeant Preston story, pre-League but post-radio series.

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Just for reference's sake:

The latest chapter of Hellblazer: Hogwarts"- the bit where John's interrogated by Moody and Snape- is up at FictionAlley.