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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (191179)	12/31/2006 4:38:04 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793958

Obviously, Saddam's "crimes" were not bad enough then to deny him support. Yet they have now become a hanging offence. Interesting indeed. This is specious, and you know it. Heads of state are not judged like other people. Only if they lose their status due to revolution or war will their crimes be judged. Saddam is no longer alive to be a rallying point for remaining Ba'athists, and the Iraqis know for sure that he cannot come back. That is reason enough.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (191179)	12/31/2006 5:10:36 PM
From: Ish	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 793958

<< Obviously, Saddam's "crimes" were not bad enough then to deny him support. Yet they have now become a hanging offence. Interesting indeed.>> We did support him in the war against Iran. After that war was when he started killing the Kurds and Shia, invaded Kuwait and ignored the UN sanctions. If you remember, President Bush gave him an out before the war. Gave him a week to gather up his $ billions and the two kids and head out to whatever country would take him.

To: Maurice Winn who wrote (191179)	12/31/2006 5:50:09 PM
From: ig	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793958

Well, he has been silenced, so a lot of people can breathe a sigh of relief that he is not now able to be a witness to their schemes. Another fever dream gone unfulfilled. Bush's "critics" have been cackling a long time that the rush to execution was to make sure that Saddam couldn't one day spill the beans. My first question is: Then why didn't he while he still could, through the various outlets at his disposal, even after his arrest? He delivered himself of many empty tirades during his trial. You'd think he could have sneaked in a devastating line or two about the nefarious doings of, say, the Bush Crime Family and Big Oil? (Was it that Ramsey Clark would not allow such an unprincipled defense?) Heck, why didn't Saddam let drop a few effective Words of Malicious Destruction just before he was hanged? Was it that he didn't have long enough to prepare his thoughts? But now we'll never ever know. sigh