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Canada Wants 'Credible' Trial for Saddam
2003-12-14
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

#16  What's Canadian for 'chutzpah'?
Posted by: Tresho   2003-12-14 11:30:32 PM  

#15  Guess Martin wanted to spare us any suspense re whether or not he's a weasel just like Crétin.
Posted by: Nero   2003-12-14 11:15:00 PM  

#14  If the burka dont fit - you must aquit!
Cochrane! - For the Defense!
Posted by: Frank Martin   2003-12-14 10:26:42 PM  

#13  Why doesn't Paul Martin fly to Baghdad and try to convince the Iraqis that they should pass on trying Sadaam so that his trial can be seen as legitimate by the international community.
Posted by: Super Hose   2003-12-14 8:46:40 PM  

#12  If they want a credible trial, make sure it doesn't go into a European venue or the ICC.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2003-12-14 8:30:18 PM  

#11  Paul Martin and the EU are parroting the same line we are going to hear from the Dimocrats. We need to "internationalize" the Trial to bring credibility. The sort of credibility the UN and the rest of the antiwar crowd have demonstrated over the last 14 years? They failed to take real action against Saddam when he was in power and now they wish to take real action when he is behind bars. Whoto bunch of hypos!

GW: Hand him over to the Iraqis. I'm sure they can ensure justice is done. It may not be pretty, but efective.
Posted by: john   2003-12-14 7:06:53 PM  

#10  Canada and Europe should STFU.
Posted by: CrazyFool   2003-12-14 6:08:07 PM  

#9  No doubt it's a national day of mourning in belgium and france about saddam. Don't worry, 1st thing tomorrow they'll be demanding extradition and leniency. They're probably shitting themselves worrying about what saddam will say about their helping with WMD.
Posted by: 4thInfVet   2003-12-14 4:57:44 PM  

#8  Dodo: Don't incite them, dammit. Probably enough already working on it. More Eurocrap is way down at bottom of things needed. W needs to put armor plate around Bremer's statement the Coalition will interrogate Sammie, then turn him over to the Iraqis, who will by then surely have figured out what to do with him.
Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds)   2003-12-14 4:48:47 PM  

#7  Why don't the Belgians (the true friends of justice and beurocracy) demand extradition of Saddam to Brussels to stand trial for war crimes ?????????????
They werent so quiet when they thought they could lay their greasy little paws on ariel Sharon.
Posted by: The Dodo   2003-12-14 4:35:35 PM  

#6  Here's the deal, Paul (and Kofi and Jacques): if you aren't at the table, the most you get is crumbs. Even a dog knows that. Bush again in 2004, you morons. Chew on that.
Posted by: Tom   2003-12-14 4:15:16 PM  

#5  No, #4 on Rantburg, it's written "... give the finger back to O Canada ..."

Sorry, Fred, I didn't mean to jump the gun and divide attention to Canada in this thread. It was just, aah, you know, a slow news day and ... um .... um.
Posted by: Glenn (not Reynolds)   2003-12-14 4:05:01 PM  

#4  Didn't the US just give the finger to O Canada concerning the rebuilding contracts? Doesn't he know he isn't and member of the coalition in Iraq.....
Posted by: Anonymous   2003-12-14 3:25:00 PM  

#3  The obvious response is, who GIVES a damn what canada wants? I seriously doubt paul was on the list of world leaders Dubya was calling this morning. Dubya should drop a "you're missing a good opportunity to keep your mouth shut" on him.
Posted by: 4thInfVet   2003-12-14 3:02:40 PM  

#2  Uh Paul, nobody asked you for your opinion.

Posted by: Parabellum   2003-12-14 2:55:55 PM  

#1  How about a credible trial of Canadian, French and German politicians for complicity in crimes against humankind?
Posted by: JFM   2003-12-14 2:55:50 PM  

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