Sunday, September 04, 2005
Saddam's Trial
It begins on 19 October 2005. Mark that day on your calendar as a triumph for Universal Justice. Its a shame that groups like Amnesty International have become so politicized that they won't be able to celebrate Hussein's trial like everyone else, and here is why it is such a shame:
Kubba said seven co-defendants from Saddam's regime would also face trial. They include: Barazan Ibrahim, intelligence chief at the time and Saddam's half brother; former Vice President Taha Yassin Ramadan; and Awad Hamed al-Bandar, at the time a Baath party official in Dujail, Kubba said.The eight men will be charged with responsibility for the 1982 massacre of 143 Shiites in Dujail, a town north of Baghdad, after a failed assassination attempt. If found guilty, Saddam could receive the death penalty.
And not a day too soon. Perhaps the saddest thing you can say about the 1982 massacre in Dujail is that it was one of the most unexceptional of Saddam's many crimes. If you have doubts that the United States did the right thing removing Hussein from power, read Samantha Power's A Problem From Hell. A more horrifying picture of Hussein's Iraq has never been painted.
# posted by Mayflower @ 9:36 AM 
