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Ken Lay's Enron trial opened while Saddan was dragged kicking and screaming from his own trial. Enron went belly up in December 2001. Prosecutors got the goods on Lay by working their way up through lower executives. Kingpen Ken wasn't even indicted until July of 2004.
They're doing the opposite in Iraq – working from the top down. Maybe they hope Saddam will spill the beans so they can get the real evil genius in Iraq. Baghdad Bob.