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Canada Wants 'Credible' Trial for Saddam
Canada, which strongly opposed the war on Iraq, said on Sunday the trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein should be "just" and "credible", adding it had to be done under international auspices.
| He means with no possibility of a death penalty. |
"I am convinced it will be a trial, a court of international competence," Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin said, giving the past examples of international tribunals in Cambodia and the former Yugoslavia.
| That kinda implies Sammy committed his crimes under international auspices, too, doesn't it? Should we put Kofi on trial, too? |
"What is important, is that he be tried before a tribunal that is just, credible and that has international recognition," Martin said.
| What's the matter with a court in Iraq, with an Iraqi judge and an Iraqi jury? |
The Prime Minister said one of the options was an Iraqi War Tribunal. "There are a number of ways in which this can be put together," the Canadian leader said.
| How about a drumhead in downtown Baghdad? You could put it on the teevee... |
Congratulating U.S. forces and the Iraqi transition government, Martin said the arrest of Hussein would boost the chances of reconciliation between the various factions inside the country and speed up the reconstruction of Iraq. "This is a great victory for the coalition forces but the biggest winners in all of this will be the people of Iraq," he told a new conference.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-12-14 |
