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Originally Posted by jimthefiend
Ok dipshit.
First, he was neither tried nor executed by any "party to a conflict". He was tried and executed by the new Iraqi Government. So thus, not a "war crime" by any stretch of the imagination.
Second, even if he was subject to the Geneva Convention rules governing treatment of Prisoners of War (which he wasn't since he was not a POW); executions ARE allowed per those rules.
He was tried by the Iraqi Government, convicted, sentenced to death as per Iraqi law and executed.
Stop running your fucking mouth about the Geneva Convention, which you know NOTHING about.
Lol @ you calling it a war crime.
IDIOT.
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Why was it a US-backed special tribunal, instead of a trial by the International Criminal Court held in The Hague Netherlands? He was captured during war time.
The Iraqi Special Tribunal and its legal process did not meet international standards for a fair trial according to the UN. and other human rights groups.
Don't take this the wrong way Jim. I agree with you that Saddam should have been tried for war crimes and humanitarian violations - nobody is arguing about that.
The fairness of this kangaroo court operation and the severity of punishment is the question.