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| Iraq Leaders Create Tribunal for Saddam |
| 2004-04-20 |
| Iraqi leaders have set up a tribunal of judges and prosecutors to try ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, a spokesman announced on Tuesday. Salem Chalabi, a U.S.-educated lawyer and nephew of the head of the Iraqi National Congress, was named as general director of the tribunal, and he has named a panel of seven judges and four prosecutors, INC spokesman Entefadh Qanbar said. The tribunal has a 2004-2005 budget of $75 million, Qanbar said. A date has yet to be set for the trial of Saddam, who was captured by U.S. troops in December and has since been held by U.S. troops at an undisclosed location in or near Baghdad. |
| Posted by:Sherry |
| #18 Jen Sanctions were because Saddam did not kneel and kiss the backside of (President's name here)The wars were for basically the same reason and for Iraq's oil. Anyway I have to go now as I have to get ready to go to work. |
| Posted by: Antiwar 2004-04-20 9:55:20 PM |
| #17 Jen, sanctions of course and the two wars. |
| Posted by: Antiwar 2004-04-20 9:45:59 PM |
| #16 I hope Saddam will be given a fair trial which is probably wishful thinking. The best place for a trial is the international court with impartial judges. Btw when is Dubya's trial for the unmitigated slaughter and decimation of Iraq? |
| Posted by: Antiwar 2004-04-20 9:36:56 PM |
| #15 75 mil? That'll pay for one hell of a show... |
| Posted by: mojo 2004-04-21 12:57:00 AM |
| #14 The best place for a trial is the international court with impartial judges. I also thought this would be the best solution at first. Soon thereafter, I realized that the Iraqi people must have proper self-determination, and that includes trying Saddam. Let any international court (in Iraq) address Saddam's crimes against Kuwait and Iran, perhaps even crimes against humanity for the insane pollution he caused in the Persian Gulf. That's as may be, Iraq still passes ultimate sentence on Saddam, and they do it in Iraq. ------------- Btw when is Dubya's trial for the unmitigated slaughter and decimation of Iraq? Cite? Or STFU! |
| Posted by: Anonymous4388 2004-04-20 11:31:58 PM |
| #13 Ahh .. come on guys ... who cares what AnitWar thinks ... his clitche reactions are not much different than my High School daughter's ... dern the NEA. Saddham is going to get a fair trial, and then a fair hanging. Hurrah! |
| Posted by: Anonymous4389 2004-04-20 11:22:51 PM |
| #12 Antiwar, sanctions were Saddam's punishment for losing the Gulf War, invading Kuwait, and defying the 16 UN sanctions. You are so hell bent on making this a hate cult of personality against our American president and in particular GWB that you never let the facts of history get in the way. "Third Way" freaks like you have got to decide whether you really back international institutions like the UN, as you claim to, or whether you don't. You can't have it both ways. The sanctions were a UN mandate. |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-04-20 10:00:01 PM |
| #11 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Antiwar TROLL 2004-04-20 9:55:20 PM |
| #10 AW - did you have to go to idiot school, or is this a natural talent? 1st Gulf war AND sanctions - can you say U.N.? And the truncated end of Gulf I, plus the sanctions that followed when Saddam went back on his word (like that was a big surprise), let Saddam continue slaughtering the Iraqi people even as he paid off the U.N. weenies. If the left-over Baathists and the foreign fighters (Syrian, Palis, Saudis, etc.) would KNOCK IT OFF, Iraq could rebuild into a free, open, wealthy society. But we can't have that, now, can we? Guess your motto is "no liberty for brown people." I'd rather there were liberty for all people. Even dorks like you. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-04-20 9:53:39 PM |
| #9 "...sanctions of course and the two wars." BULLSHIT. "Sanctions" were just cover for the cruelty of Saddam and the current investigation of the UN Oil-for-Palaces program is proving that hundreds of millions, if not billions, of dollars were used by Saddam as he chose, with the UN looking the other way and collecting their considerable fees. Nor do his wars account for all the corpses found in mass graves, either--he just plain murdered thousands of his own people for being "enemies of the state," something a Stalinist like you might be able to understand, but of course would wish to lie about. |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-04-20 9:50:12 PM |
| #8 And Antiwar, the international court is a joke! They made fine work of both Pinochet (who I think slipped through their clutches) and Milosevich (ditto, who went on to win a seat in his parliament!). The U.S. Congress would never approve of giving jurisdiction to any international court. It's the way we are--get used to it. |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-04-20 9:46:16 PM |
| #7 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Antiwar TROLL 2004-04-20 9:45:59 PM |
| #6 There hasn't been any "unmitigated slaughter and decimation of Iraq" except by Saddam. Of course, he'll get a fair trial, which is a hell of a lot more than he gave to the 800, 000-2,000,000 Iraqis he had murdered. Antiwar, I'm sick to death of your knee-jerk Bush-bashing. Start providing data and links to your alleged "truths" or get you gone! |
| Posted by: Jen 2004-04-20 9:40:28 PM |
| #5 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: Antiwar TROLL 2004-04-20 9:36:56 PM |
| #4 Me thinks the fix is in, as if there was going to be any other outcome, given that Salem "Hanging Judge" Chalabi is in charge. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2004-04-20 7:04:11 PM |
| #3 $75 million! That's one expensive piece of rope. |
| Posted by: Matt 2004-04-20 5:15:37 PM |
| #2 If by "tribunal" they mean "beheading," I'm all for it. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-04-20 5:15:16 PM |
| #1 Judge Roy Bean presiding? No? SH&T! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-04-20 5:04:38 PM |