Iraqi war tribunal set

[Sergeant]

Iraqi war tribunal set

Breaking news at CNN.com

"Iraqi leaders set up tribunal to try Saddam Hussein and other Baathist regime members, Iraqi Governing Council says. Details soon."

What do you think his sentence will be. Life without parole or release or Death?

 

[Sergeant]

oops

Accidentally put new thread in a reply window.

 

[Suicidal Zebra]

Personally, I would be a 'life without parole' supporter were he to be found guilty, but that is just me.

I must say though that it is really a toss of a coin as to whether he gets life or death. However, it would not surprise me if he attempts to cut a deal to get life in return for intelligence information (presupposing that all info has not been extracted from him already).

Really though, and to be brutally honest, I could care less apart from the trial being a means by which Iraqi's can put the past behind them. Whether he gets life, death or a free pass to Waterloo's means nothing to me compared to the work that needs to be done (and is being done) in Iraq and the Middle East as a whole.

 

[Sergeant]

While I am usually a big supporter of the death penalty where appropriate. In this case, I'd go for a life without parole; especially if it's part of a deal in exchange for information and intel.

Every new day he gets would be dependent on the quality of information and intel he offers. Each new lead to terrorist captures, each bit of info about his weapons programs, each solid piece of intel would buy him another day.

He was "president" for 30 years, I'm sure he's got lots of good gouge up his sleeve.

 

[maccool]

I'm in the lifer category. But mainly because some asshat would use Hussien's death as an excuse to go all explody and stuff.

Besides, if Iraq gets a true democracy in the next 30 years, a) that would really piss off Saddam and b) I kinda want to see him look at U.S. forces in Iraq for the next 3 decades or so. That'll learn 'em.

 

[Hippie Holocost]

I don't think they should execute him, but I don't think Saddam needs to be in Iraq. I say let the tribunal try him and then move him to Quantanamo or somewhere in Europe. There wouldn't be much closure if Saddam was still in Iraq.

 

[DurfBarian]

I don't think they should execute him, but I don't think Saddam needs to be in Iraq. I say let the tribunal try him and then move him to Quantanamo or somewhere in Europe. There wouldn't be much closure if Saddam was still in Iraq.

The whole reason we got him out of power was because he was a tyrannical leader who abused the hell out of his people. (Well, it was also because of all those WMD he was about to fling at America, but yeah, you know.)

What crimes did he commit against Americans?

What crimes did he commit against Europeans?

Why should America or Europe be the entity punishing and incarcerating him? If you really want any chance for closure you let the Iraqis--remember, the people he was always torturing and gassing?--take care of the punishment aspect of things.

I'm glad to hear it's going to be an Iraqi tribunal in charge of things; that is, as long as it's really an Iraqi operation and not a bunch of defectors who happened to be born there but spend the last three decades living in Virginia donating money to the US political parties. America quite frankly has no case against him. "You ordered your troops to shoot at our troops when we invaded your country" doesn't fly, really. It's the Iraqis themselves who have a laundry list of crimes to charge him with.

 

[llad12]

I'm glad to hear it's going to be an Iraqi tribunal in charge of things; that is, as long as it's really an Iraqi operation and not a bunch of defectors who happened to be born there but spend the last three decades living in Virginia donating money to the US political parties. America quite frankly has no case against him. "You ordered your troops to shoot at our troops when we invaded your country" doesn't fly, really. It's the Iraqis themselves who have a laundry list of crimes to charge him with.

Not quite ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi leaders have set up a tribunal of judges and prosecutors to try former President Saddam Hussein and other members of his Baathist regime, a spokesman announced Tuesday

Salem Chalabi, a U.S.-educated lawyer and nephew of Ahmad Chalabi, the head of the Iraqi National Congress, was named as general director of the tribunal. He named a panel of seven judges and four prosecutors, said the spokesman, Entefadh Qanb ...

A committee of Iraq’s Governing Council selected Chalabi as head of the court under a law passed earlier by the council and approved by the top U.S. administrator, L. Paul Bremer. The Iraqi National Congress has a seat on the committee.

The choice could prove controversial. Chalabi, a longtime exile, is mistrusted as an outsider by many Iraqis, who are eager to see Saddam prosecuted by his own people. Some observers said changes could be made in the high-profile tribunal after the creation of a new government on June 30.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4789450/

The nephew of Ahmad Chalabi, a known liar and crook, is running the show. Appointed by appointees of the USA ... it seems our imperial control is not quite over.