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Democratic Voice of Burma: Human Rights Defenders Group official...
By
Peter Tatchell
The trial and execution of the former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has highlighted, yet again, the selective nature of international justice. Some tyrants get put on trial, but not others.
To ensure that international human rights law is credible, respected and effective, it needs to be applied consistently and fairly - against all those who violate its precepts, not just against the west's favourite demons, like Saddam Hussein and Slobodan Milosevic. Full story….
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/peter_tatchell/2007/01/selective_justice.html
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Saddam's Botched Trial
By
ROMESH RATNESAR
It is now generally accepted that the hanging of Saddam Hussein was a disaster. But at least it wasn't our fault. "Would we have done things differently? Yes, we would have," said
U.S. military spokesman Gen. William B. Caldwell in
Baghdad. "But that's not our decision. That's an Iraqi government decision." At the White House, the President's men have been all too eager to lie low and let someone else take the fall for the latest mess.
Full story…. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1574349,00.html
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Killing Saddam
The way Saddam Hussein died left me feeling sorry for him. I never thought I would feel this way for a man who once killed a political rival, Mohammed Baqir al-Sadr (a relative of current Shiia leader Moqtada al-Sadr) by pounding nails into his skull. Maybe Saddam didn’t deserve to die “nicely” based on how he treated his fellow Iraqis, but two wrongs don’t make a right. The New York Times put it accurately, if a bit crudely, when they said, ”Saddam Hussein never bowed his head, until his neck snapped.” He played the role of martyr, and the
U.S. played the role of barbarous occupier. Last Sunday, the day after his death, I chatted with my friend Doga about this…
Full story…
http://www.eatbees.com/blog/2007/01/05/killing-saddam/
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Saddam Hanging Boosts Case for Int'l Criminal Court
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Analysis by Praful Bidwai
NEW DELHI, Jan 6 (IPS) - The manner in which former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein was hanged has provoked revulsion and criticism in many countries around the world including India, home to 120 million Muslims.
Those who oppose the death penalty on principle were joined by critics of the trial process and those appalled by the timing of the execution on the first day of Eid-al-Adha, which marks a holy period in the Muslim calendar.
Full story…
http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=36085
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