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I hate getting political, but I do have a comment on this subject...
Please PLEASE don't think I'm trying to say Saddam should go free or anything... BUT There is no way in hell he got a fair trial... something that Democratic societies should hold in the highest regard...
I mean, the U.S. invaded the country Saddam ran (justly or not) and put their own leader in place... then they arrest Saddam and try him in the same country that is now run by the new regime... as a judge in a country as unstable as Saddams, would you fell free to assert judical rule fairly and justly?
During his trial, 4 of his lawyers were assasinated/killed and the judge repeatedly made prejudicial comments throughout the course of the trial.
Now, if the guy is the evildoer we all think he is, why would the world not want him tried fairly and justly - so that his conviction would stand the test of time? Now, they are rushing his sentencing, he has a 10 day appeal which we all know how it will turn out, and then they will hang the man....
Does somebody think that he would win in a fair trial? If he would win in a fair trial, what does that mean?
Mike.
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