please discuss
2007-01-03 23:51:01 · 15 answers · asked by George C 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
You know full well where, when why and how he was tried, so there's nothing much ti discuss
2007-01-04 00:07:58 · answer #1 · answered by coxon the box 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Saddam was tried by an Iraqi court. The court used procedures passed into law by the elected Iraqi Parliament. Those laws were based on the Iraqi Constitution that was approved by the Iraqi people in a nationwide referendum.
Please note: All of the Iraqi elections and referendums were monitored and certified by the UN who declared that they were fair.
So unless somebody can explain how we managed to convince every Iraqi voter what to mark on their ballot - we have to conclude that Iraq has an independent government that was selected by the Iraqi people.
2007-01-04 12:19:27 · answer #2 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A trial even under a stable Iraq under the US occupation doesn't give Iraqis any honor. Trying him under the US occupation is always a shame & disgrace. A FREE independent Iraq without any foreign occupation should have tried him for all charges to prove his & the perpetrators' guilts, that would have demonstrated real justice & fairness by the Iraqis.
2007-01-04 08:12:49 · answer #3 · answered by ckd_xl 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
He was tried in an Iraqi court by Iraqi judges using Iraqi laws, with some international laws included (which they did not have to). He had lawyers that, sometimes, choose to show up in court. He was found guilty. His conviction was appealed to the limits of Iraqi laws. He was executed in accordance with Iraqi laws.
Where in the above statements, do you see USA or President Bush? Nowhere. The Iraqi people, who were the victims of Saddam's crimes, were/are capable of handling their own justice.
2007-01-04 08:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by c.s. 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was clearly Iraq. Whether it was "fair" is a matter of conjecture that will undoubtedly be debated for some time to come.
It certainly didn't meet the standards of American jurisprudence but then it wasn't an American court so it didn't have to.
2007-01-04 07:55:01 · answer #5 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
He was tried in Iraq under Iraqi law. It was about as fair as the election if that tells you anything.
2007-01-04 08:21:27 · answer #6 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
From what I know, we caught him, kept him. I think he was tried here, but I know he was tried in Iraq, and convicted of murdering many people so he was sentence to death by hanging which we all know, and I do agree that it shouldn't have happend. I think it was too fast also to shut him up. Capital punishment shoudln't be handled the way it was. I personally don't agree with murder in any case, but I guess he was a big threat to his people that the only way to make some sort of peace is to get rid of him. But he's not the only problem, and there won't be peace now that he is dead. The division and war fare they have going on in Iraq has been happening for years. And we ourselves made one mistake getting involved and many more. Bush is a dictator himself for planning this poorly thought out war that results in many innocent victims being killed. So where do we go from here? Saddam's death being video taped did raise hairs, but then you have those many tapes of people getting beheaded, some being Americans, Americans who Bush sent over to these countries who at this point hate us. And the bush administration try to make it seem like the Iraqis need our help. Well if they do, why aren't we being protected? Why are soilders dying by the guns of snipers who roam freely in Iraq. It's not like we are one great nation. We have terrorism here, racism, discrimination, hate crimes, etc. The only time we act as a whole is when disaster strikes our nation. It's sad, and getting involved in other governments only opens doors for more enemies and more war.
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2007-01-04 07:59:56 · answer #7 · answered by krazy_libra_from_ac 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋
Good question, but in reality it was US and the Iraqi's were just the poppets that when the motion, the question answers it self. we are the super power that put the government in power because we think that they will do as we say, if we held the prisoner until the very minute of his execution, only to stand their an watch to make sure it was carried out, was to take the stand that we didn't execute him. He was always in our custody the court system was basically set to be control by us. Answer yes it was .
2007-01-04 07:59:27 · answer #8 · answered by silkieladyinthecity 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Iraq is a country.
Its Ba'athist government has been removed and replaced with a US sponsored, US-funded, US-protected, US-approved, pro-US government.
It is this government that is now in control of most matters in Iraq.
2007-01-04 10:03:37 · answer #9 · answered by profound insight 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think Bush had a very good idea of the outcome of Saddam's trial when he let them govern themselves. When did they re-instate the death penalty in Iraq is the next question you should ask.
2007-01-04 08:00:17 · answer #10 · answered by whispergently0204 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The USA gave the power neccessary to a group of Iraqi ment to stage a trial. The group of Iraqi men did and hung Saddam.
2007-01-04 08:01:48 · answer #11 · answered by another detroit bassist 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋