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2004-01-05 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2004-01-05 12:37:16 AM|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 An Iraqi criminal,tried in an Iraqi court no problem for me.
Why is it any conceren of the U.N.?

Considering that there are probably truck loads of evidence,a trial is likley just to keep everything legit.

Posted by raptor 2004-1-5 7:48:35 AM|| 2004-1-5 7:48:35 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 What exactly about Saddamâs case is complex?

The steps necessary to keep evidence of UN and French complicity in his crimes.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2004-1-5 7:52:50 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com] 2004-1-5 7:52:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Clearly, International Law is not about punishment and revenge, but rehabilitation. They have done such a great job with Milosovic that he can return to his natural capacity as a Serbian political leader.

I am looking forward to to Saddam being rehabilitated to his rightful position a benevolent leader of the Iraqi peoples. They will need occasional discipline for their own good.

And I am encouraged by Howard Duck's suggestions to send Osama to the ICC (whether he is alive or not). The Arab culture needs a properly rehabilitated hero.

Posted by john 2004-1-5 9:24:17 AM|| 2004-1-5 9:24:17 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 They say only a U.N.-led tribunal has international legitimacy and can guarantee fair trials.

Uh huh. Well, here's Mark Steyn's take on this:

"Up to the moment Saddam popped out of the spider-hole, the international jet set's line was that deplorable as Saddam's rule might be -- gassing Kurds, feeding folks feet-first into industrial shredders, etc. -- it was strictly an internal matter for the Iraqi people. The minute the old boy was in U.S. custody, the international jet set's revised position was that gassing Kurds, feeding folks into industrial shredders and so forth were crimes against the whole world and certainly not a matter for the Iraqi people. Instead, we need a (drumroll, please) United Nations-mandated international tribunal."

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2004-1-5 10:21:39 AM|| 2004-1-5 10:21:39 AM|| Front Page Top

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