Did he deserve to die? Hell yes!
Was his trial and execution handled with due diligence? THAT is the question.
Yes, he was guilty of crimes against humanity. But was it too much to ask that the man be found guilty and his sentence declared by the World Court? Am I crazy, or is that not the correct procedure???
Furthermore, the man was hung on Eid - what kind of muslims sentence a man to die like that on Eid??? I can tell you what kind - muslims (if Shia's can EVEN call themselves that) who have sold their souls.
Below is the perspective from a lot of people outside the US:
The man was "judged" by a group of people who had a crash course in how-to-run-a-trial. Basically, it was a mockery - Street justice disguised as a trial conducted by the Iraqis. If the Americans executed him, the backlash from the rest of the world would have been huge. It was really convenient that the Iraqis hung him (and many people believe it was because the US government was pressuring them).Views?
2007-01-02 02:18:51 · 4 answers · asked by MM 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Terence: Did you even read the rest of my question?
2007-01-02 02:46:00 · update #1
Read the 200 plus page judgment. Its full of very meticulous details. He is guilty. However, he was not tried by any world court. He was tried by the Iraqi people.
2007-01-02 02:27:13 · answer #1 · answered by Terence C 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you are crazy.
I believe a country whose government has to operate inside a fortress where the public can not go, who has to hold court in an un-disclosed location, is not capable of rendering any reliable/honest judgments in such matters.
They needed to get rid of him because he had a lot of cards he was holding, and they went to the grave with him.. That leaves me to believe either the man had more honor than he has been given credit for, or it wasn't him who was hanged.
2007-01-02 11:09:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was tried, convicted and executed under Iraqi law. The US had nothing to with it once we turned him over to them.
2007-01-02 10:55:05 · answer #3 · answered by Meresa 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It wasn't fair by US standards--and as you saw from our Appellate Courts, we can't do anything about that.
2007-01-02 10:50:17 · answer #4 · answered by kathylouisehall 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋