Saddam's Trial - Political Forum

CHUQ · 10-11-2006, 06:14 AM

It would seem that Saddam was a bad boy again and was thrown out of court.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems...0/s1760210.htm

What do you think of the trial?

CHUQ · 10-12-2006, 01:33 PM

OK I will go first--every time they run Saddam out of court it just puts another nail in the coffin and the people who watch it start thinking that it is a kangaroo court.

francois60 · 10-12-2006, 08:57 PM

Hardly. That's the way things are handled all over the world. When anyone in the courtroom makes a ruckus, he or she gets run out. Simple as that.

CHUQ · 10-13-2006, 04:08 AM

Maybe so--but perception is everything and if the people preceive that he is not getting a fair trial--more probs will arise.

francois60 · 10-13-2006, 01:10 PM

The Iraqis think his trial is too fair, if anything.

The only problems are with outsiders. Their opinion is meaningless since they have neither legal authority or guns.

CHUQ · 10-13-2006, 01:48 PM

If there is a link about what the Iraqi people feel about the trial, may I have it? I agree that outsiders have no place interferring in the trial, that includes the US and its butt boys. If there is a consensus among the Iraqi people I would like to see it. I ask this because there are few opinions of the Iraqis, only those who are massaging the postrate of the US.

CHUQ · 10-13-2006, 04:04 PM

An article about the trial

http://www.guardian.co.uk/leaders/st...919953,00.html

Zebra · 10-15-2006, 05:29 PM

Interesting statistics I came across are that as of October 2005, all provincial courts are operational; 135 of 869 judges were removed because of substantial evidence of corruption or Ba’ath Party affiliation. This was in October of last year I believe. The estimated need is for is for 1,500 judges according to the US Department of Justice, but I think that they are only up to about 750.

http://www.brookings.edu/fp/saban/iraq/index.pdf

QUESTION TO IRAQIS: Thinking about any hardships you might have suffered since the US-BRITAIN INVASION, do you personally think that ousting SADDAM HUSSEIN was worth it or not?
Kurds 91%
Shia 98%
Sunni 13%
Overall 77%
January 2006 World public opinion. Org

http://www.natashatynes.org/mental_m...ajjaj_get.html
http://www.pbs.org/frontlineworld/st...ert_index.html

CHUQ · 10-17-2006, 07:50 AM

More news from Saddam's trisal

http://www.dawn.com/2006/10/17/int7.htm

Izzibeth · 10-17-2006, 09:40 AM

here is my question concerning the Saddam trials.

if what he did back in the 80s-early 90s was a "crime against humanity" or whatever.... why was he not put on our 'most wanted' list and an attempt not made to arrest him/try him then?