saddam used chemical wepons on the iranians who complained to the UN about it. dont they have a right to get some justice . or do the americans have a interest in him not going to and telling the truth to the whole world?
2006-11-26 15:58:11 · 19 answers · asked by fraz.s.u.s.s 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
I think it's because Saddam's trial would have looked better if he was tried by Iraqis (poetic justice, if you will). The whole trial was basically a PR spin job (why do you think it was the Sunday before elections?) Plus, they knew they'd get a straight conviction in an democratic Iraqi court (Read: Iraqis hand-picked by the US government with an already pre-disposed hatred of Saddam), while there could have been complications (hung juries, mistrials) in say, a UN court or whatever.
2006-11-26 16:02:43 · answer #1 · answered by Kostya 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are absolutely correct.
They dare not put Saddam Hussein on a fair trail in an International court as he would implicate most of the people who want him dead and need to shut his mouth.
Most if not all of the weapons he had came from the USA.
The USA wanted to get back at Iran for the hostage issue and used Iraqi lives to do it.
They later fell out as he would not allow Bechtel to run the Iraqi oil industry.
Most all of the money Iraq obtained came from the BNL bank in Atlanta USA.
The USA extended the Kuwait border 50 km into south Iraq and into the Iraqi oilfields after the Gulf War and have stolen Iraqi oil since 1991.
It is a disgrace - who should also go on trial with Saddam, a lot of USA politicians.
2006-11-27 04:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by ian d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not at all. If President Bush killed an entire region of democrats with chemical weapons as well as a portion of Canada, do you not think that once power was taken away from, he would not be tried in US courts for the US crimes prior to anything else. He may very well end up in court cases in several arenas. Similar to the Lee Malvo sniper shootings and three seperate jurisdictions. The Iraqi courts had first crack at the case. Not that it will matter, it is kind of lame if you ask me when someone gets a death penalty from more than one jurisdiction... I mean you just got sentenced to death, do you really give a crap if you get sentenced to death again somewhere else? In Sadam's case, it would simply give him a pulpit to spew more of his hatred.
2006-11-27 00:03:05 · answer #3 · answered by hinduhammer8 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
international courts are a joke. the iraq people deserve to try him on there own. The Americans at least are there standing up for the free rights of us living in the world. They are not perfect but I would hate to see what our world would be like without them.
2006-11-27 00:17:00 · answer #4 · answered by Metlas 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is more secure as you suggest. As him blurting, they're class him as clinically insane. It's part of the 'hearts & minds' strategy giving Iraqs' a possible sense of democracy. In turn pushing out dictators saving our arses in the west that no dictator can stop us from getting the oil we desperatly need. 'Let that be a lesson Middle East no dictators' what America implying. Also I believe, not sure as not a lawyer, but he cannot be killed in an international court. America want the prize they want him dead.
2006-11-27 04:55:32 · answer #5 · answered by A . Z . 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is an American conspiracy to make Saddam Mayor of Missoula, Montana after the trial. Tell anybody, I'll have to kill you. Classified Information.
2006-11-27 00:02:40 · answer #6 · answered by For sure 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
not as in public court, but at least they could bring up this issue in the court....n they could give Iranians a chance... obviously US or whatever country who sold the bloody chemical weapons didn't want to bring up the issue...
if it was me, i would tear him into pisses by my hands (I am serious! I am capable of doing that to Sadam)
2006-11-27 04:05:25 · answer #7 · answered by zoha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the trial had to be moved forward as quickly as possible by the US's puppet government to give the illusion of swift justice
2006-11-27 00:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by ♣ dude2000 ♣ 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
For a second, I thought you might have been interested in something OTHER than your hatred of America! What a dope I am! LOL
2006-11-26 23:59:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Because he would've been sniped before he stepped foot in the courtroom.
2006-11-27 00:00:36 · answer #10 · answered by Screaminfiero 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋