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2005-07-14 Iraq-Jordan

Saddam Trial Judge Says Probe Almost Complete

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Posted by Fred 2005-07-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Its about time.

Posted by bernardz 2005-07-14 06:55|| 2005-07-14 06:55|| Front Page Top

#2 No shit. I mean, how hard can it be to find evidence on this guy? Sheesh.

Posted by mojo">mojo 2005-07-14 09:59|| 2005-07-14 09:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Not really. They want the cases to be complete, and done to high standards of evidence, with procedure that's world class, in a way that tells the story for Iraqis and the world to hear. This entails a lot -- training (judges, clerks, prosecutors, forensic techs, on and on), gathering of evidence (try mass graves, millions of documents to be screened, witnesses to be interviewed), all in an environment where tribunal staff live secretively, in fear for their lives (oh, and hassled by politicians from the national assembly trying to futz around with the whole process for their own reaons).

Summary execution was richly merited, of course. But both the Iraqis and the coalition want full exploitation of the value of these trials for the strategic value they hold (internally and externally).

Inside word says there will be developments in the next few days.

Posted by Verlaine in Iraq 2005-07-14 12:29|| 2005-07-14 12:29|| Front Page Top

#4 The discovery process was slowed by European refusal to assist in the examination of the mass graves on grounds that Saddam would be subject to capital punishment.

Posted by Seafarious">Seafarious 2005-07-14 12:52|| 2005-07-14 12:52|| Front Page Top

#5 Oh, come on: probe him some more.

Posted by Jackal">Jackal 2005-07-14 15:50|| home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html]">[home.earthlink.net/~sleepyjackal/index.html] 2005-07-14 15:50|| Front Page Top

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