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Originally posted by Purple No it would have been hell lot different than just the timing of his death. A totally different case if this trial was held in Hague..

different as in, better? just different?

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Saddam has been punished for faliures of US in Iraq. He has been punished for current Civil War in Iraq.

really? he wouldn't have been put to death for Halabja?

his verdict for crimes against humanity in Dujail was open and shut. it was considered the easiest to convict him on. thats why they went with that trial first.

you really have no clue.

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This death sentence was absurd and unjustified, a cold blooded murder by the occupying forces of the enemy country's leader. He was a great leader and whole world has protested this hanging. This is what would have most probably happened if the trial was held in Hague IMO: Saddam being sentenced to 30-50 years in prison, which would have ensured that he dies in prison. But after spending 10 years when he gets too old and sick, he would have been granted pardon and sent in exile to some other Saudi nation where he would have died in peace if not dignity.

well, thats a nifty opinion.

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Originally posted by Purple A person 'Z' is in jail. He has two cases pending against him:

Why the hell am I in jail?

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Originally posted by shaolin_Z Why the hell am I in jail?

Because you stole candy bars...keep up man!

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My thoughts after watching the execution = greif.

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Originally posted by Purple My thoughts after watching the execution = greif.

whatever you, I, or anyone else think, it's fact that they did it under iraqi law, something which I presume saddam himself exploited many times. By trying him under it may seem barbaric but he's died by the same sword he lived on, forget anything about 'american failures' this was going to happen regardless.

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Originally posted by Ian whatever you, I, or anyone else think, it's fact that they did it under iraqi law, something which I presume saddam himself exploited many times. By trying him under it may seem barbaric but he's died by the same sword he lived on, forget anything about 'american failures' this was going to happen regardless.

That's what I've been trying to tell some people here but you're absolutely wrong about the part in bold. A "Shia'a" insurget group breaking into the facility to excecute and mock him certainly isn't Iraqi Law, neighter is coalition/US troops leaving the area unsecure as soon as Saddam was transfered there so this event could conenievntly take place. And we all know this is fueling the sectarian violence there rightnow, surprise surprise. Coincidence theory?

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"The Greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." -Stephen Hawking
"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

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Originally posted by Ian whatever you, I, or anyone else think, it's fact that they did it under iraqi law, something which I presume saddam himself exploited many times. By trying him under it may seem barbaric but he's died by the same sword he lived on, forget anything about 'american failures' this was going to happen regardless.

Hi asshole,

I hope you read my reply to your previous post a page back in this thread. I hope you get your 'confusion' cleared out.

Ok thnx bye.

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