“Our God given unalienable rights are given to us all as individuals. They tell us what me may do for ourselves, and they are the embodiment of liberty.
The so-called rights that government gives to some of us are parcelled out to select groups as classes. They tell us what one class of people may require another to do for them, and they are the very essence of slavery.”— Perri Nelson, February 9, 2010
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Ramsey Clark - Useful Idiot for Evil
Published Sun, Nov 5 2006 12:02 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics
Baghdad, November 5: The judge presiding over the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven others on charges of crimes against humanity ejected former US attorney general Ramsey Clark from the court on Sunday for insulting the tribunal.
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The judge, Raouf Abdul Rahman, ejected Clark because he had sent a memo to Abdul Rahman including the accusation that the tribunal was making "a mockery of justice".
The judge told him in Arabic: "No, you are the mockery ... get him out, out."
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"You come from America and ridicule the Iraqi people," he said.
In October, Ramsey Clark criticized the judges because they were "selected, trained, paid, protected by the United States."
According to one U.S. official "There was never an attempt to defend Saddam on the basis of the evidence".
Clark tried to turn the trial into an indictment of the U.S. and the West. I don't think this was about guilt or innocence for him. I think it was an opportunity to undermine the administration in the court of world opinion.
As for Saddam, he's guilty. During the trial at one time he got up and all but admitted that he ordered the destruction of Dujail as retribution for an assassination attempt in 1982. That's what the trial was really about. It wasn't a referendum on the West. It was a trial for a murderous thug, and justice too long delayed.
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Death penalty for Saddam Hussein
Published Sun, Nov 5 2006 1:37 AM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics
Justice is served.
Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been convicted of crimes against humanity by a Baghdad court and sentenced to death by hanging.
He was found guilty over his role in the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail in 1982.
His brother Barzan al-Tikriti was also sentenced to death, as was Iraq's former chief judge Awad Hamed al-Bander
Former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan got life in jail and three others received 15 year prison terms.
Another co-defendant, Baath party official Mohammed Azawi Ali, was acquitted.
Source: BBC NEWS | Middle East | Death penalty for Saddam Hussein
Saddam was smiling as he was led away. Maybe he was thinking about all of those ACLU lawyers and the years of appeals he can milk out of the system.
Oh wait, that's right. He was convicted in an Iraqi court, by Iraqi judges. Last I heard they didn't answer to U.S. federal courts of appeals.
Update: Stop The ACLU has a collection of blogger reactions...
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Leaning Straight Up trackbacked with "The verdict for Saddam: Death!"
bRight & Early trackbacked with "Saddam Found Guilty"
Justice delayed - A bit
Published Sun, Nov 5 2006 12:13 AM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics
An Iraqi court is preparing to give its verdict on whether Saddam Hussein is guilty of crimes against humanity and if so, whether he should be executed.
The trial was to begin at 0700GMT, but it is believed the judges are still discussing the verdicts.
Source: BBC NEWS | Middle East | Tense Iraq awaits Saddam verdict
The trial should have already started. Everybody I know expects a guilty verdict. I do too, but we'll have to wait and see just a little longer...
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