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Webby · 11-03-2006, 09:39 PM

Mmmm.. guilty verdict and the death sentence.

The trial has been bizarre and not remotely near the level of an international criminal court. The procedures of the court are a farce and not transparent. An example is.. there is a press gallery with curtains which can be drawn when the court elects not to let the press view the process (this is not for witness protection, that's already covered). The final period of the trial, at least in Iraq, will probably be drowned by other factors - eg today 50 more people were killed.

There are also traces of an aura that Saddam has become a figurehead in that a number of Iraqi people would have preferred Saddam to a force of occupation and ensuing deaths.

The US government has financed Saddam's trial to the tune of $75 mill and there has been no efforts to include Iraqi's within the prosecution process. There are millions of documents now archived by Iraqi people who have suffered or had members of their families killed during the Saddam era - they have never been given a voice.

The purpose of the trial is to show justice being done on behalf of the Iraqi people - this is not what has happened. At the same time, several international jurists are questioning as to whether the prosecution has actually delivered evidence effectively, plus there is considerable pressure on the judges to reach a guilty verdict.

Now.. it's no better than during Saddam's reign - probably worse. People are afraid in the streets - even while going about normal biz. Attempts by the press to interview folks on the streets are rejected in most part - they are afraid to talk.

On a positive note, this trial is an improvement on the normal court system in Iraq, where trials are over in 20-30 minutes.

Suspect Saddam will just die away - literally, and blend in with the daily background of violence currently existing in Iraq. Did the trial act as a level of closure for Iraqi victims of Saddam? Very doubtful.

11-03-2006, 09:39 PM
Webby Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Far far away - as possible Posts: 14,956	Mmmm.. guilty verdict and the death sentence. The trial has been bizarre and not remotely near the level of an international criminal court. The procedures of the court are a farce and not transparent. An example is.. there is a press gallery with curtains which can be drawn when the court elects not to let the press view the process (this is not for witness protection, that's already covered). The final period of the trial, at least in Iraq, will probably be drowned by other factors - eg today 50 more people were killed. There are also traces of an aura that Saddam has become a figurehead in that a number of Iraqi people would have preferred Saddam to a force of occupation and ensuing deaths. The US government has financed Saddam's trial to the tune of $75 mill and there has been no efforts to include Iraqi's within the prosecution process. There are millions of documents now archived by Iraqi people who have suffered or had members of their families killed during the Saddam era - they have never been given a voice. The purpose of the trial is to show justice being done on behalf of the Iraqi people - this is not what has happened. At the same time, several international jurists are questioning as to whether the prosecution has actually delivered evidence effectively, plus there is considerable pressure on the judges to reach a guilty verdict. Now.. it's no better than during Saddam's reign - probably worse. People are afraid in the streets - even while going about normal biz. Attempts by the press to interview folks on the streets are rejected in most part - they are afraid to talk. On a positive note, this trial is an improvement on the normal court system in Iraq, where trials are over in 20-30 minutes. Suspect Saddam will just die away - literally, and blend in with the daily background of violence currently existing in Iraq. Did the trial act as a level of closure for Iraqi victims of Saddam? Very doubtful. __________________ XXX TLD's - Another mosquito to swat.