Justice in Iraq
Justice in Iraq
Over three years after being captured, Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging for his crimes against humanity. His long trial finally concluded with grim sentence which will be carried out pending an automatic appeal of the verdict. After the reading of the verdict, Hussein defiantly raised his forefinger shouting to the judge, “Long live the people. Long live the nation. Down with the occupiers. Down with the spies.” continuing his spirit of rebelliousness he has held for the entire trial. With few exceptions, a cry of joy was let out by the country of Iraq, with celebratory small arms fire being heard in areas of Shiite majority. President Bush described the conclusion of the trial as “a milestone in the Iraqi people’s efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law.” Only several Arab nations expressed distress at the verdict along with a few “Western legal monitoring and rights groups.” These groups criticizing the proceedings as being “in favor of ‘victor’s justice’” and calling for an international court.
Hussein’s trial mirrors the international trial in 1945 of the criminals of World War II. The Nuremburg trials took place between 1945 and 1946 and were meant to prosecute the war criminals of Nazi Germany during World War II. Dozens of Nazi leaders and officials were prosecuted during the Nuremburg trials and almost all hanged for their crimes. Much like Hussein, many of the men were defiantly spirited during their trials, either denying the crimes, or maintaining that their actions were acceptable and justified.
1) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/world/middleeast/06saddam.html?pagewanted=1
Over three years after being captured, Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to death by hanging for his crimes against humanity. His long trial finally concluded with grim sentence which will be carried out pending an automatic appeal of the verdict. After the reading of the verdict, Hussein defiantly raised his forefinger shouting to the judge, “Long live the people. Long live the nation. Down with the occupiers. Down with the spies.” continuing his spirit of rebelliousness he has held for the entire trial. With few exceptions, a cry of joy was let out by the country of Iraq, with celebratory small arms fire being heard in areas of Shiite majority. President Bush described the conclusion of the trial as “a milestone in the Iraqi people’s efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law.” Only several Arab nations expressed distress at the verdict along with a few “Western legal monitoring and rights groups.” These groups criticizing the proceedings as being “in favor of ‘victor’s justice’” and calling for an international court.
Hussein’s trial mirrors the international trial in 1945 of the criminals of World War II. The Nuremburg trials took place between 1945 and 1946 and were meant to prosecute the war criminals of Nazi Germany during World War II. Dozens of Nazi leaders and officials were prosecuted during the Nuremburg trials and almost all hanged for their crimes. Much like Hussein, many of the men were defiantly spirited during their trials, either denying the crimes, or maintaining that their actions were acceptable and justified.
1) http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/06/world/middleeast/06saddam.html?pagewanted=1
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