Argus title : Are we also guilty of atrocities?
Saddam Hussein has been found guilty of crimes against humanity and condemned to death. The judge didn’t even declare him guilty before he announced the death penalty.
It was just one more bizarre twist in a trial which has been characterised by chaos, violence, threats and intimidation, the murder of defence lawyers and a refusal to allow the accused to speak freely in his defence.
There is no doubt Saddam is guilty of terrible crimes. However, the way in which the trial has been conducted brings no credit on the Iraqi government or the occupying forces. Continue reading