Sunday, December 31, 2006
Death of a Tyrant
Firstly I'd like to echo most of Paul's sentiments. It is truly a testament to the strength of Western values that we are eager for them to be applied correctly even to someone like Saddam Hussein. This is a man that - including the completely unnecessary war against Iran which we started without reason in the 1980s- is responsible for the death of well over a million people. Of course in any criminal trial we should seek complete fairness and impartiality in court proceedings, and hope for complete accountability.. but to be frank.. I struggle mightily to care at all about the discrepancies of this particular trial when the nature of his crimes are so henious. As for the death penalty, while like most I oppose it, im comfortable with knowing that, since Iraq is a sovereign nation, its really none of my or my government's business.
This is where I think it becomes ridiculous, when legitimate concerns over justice and legality from some turn into the rather hysterical complaints of others. The man spent over a year in a court process with the ability to appear in person, openly voice his views and protest his innocence. To the vast majority of his victims Saddam didn't even have the decency to charge them with anything.
# posted by Chris Hughes @ 6:16 pm 
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I support the death penalty.
And I cannot think of anything bad that could happen Saddam that he would not deserve.
And if some relatives of his victims are able to express their pleasure at his execution then that's alright with me too.
For me, the only disappointment about this outcome is that Mugabe was not the next one in line to be hanged.
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And I cannot think of anything bad that could happen Saddam that he would not deserve.
And if some relatives of his victims are able to express their pleasure at his execution then that's alright with me too.
For me, the only disappointment about this outcome is that Mugabe was not the next one in line to be hanged.
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