I think Peter Worthington summed up the general consensus on what Saddam will be facing and rightly deserves at the conclusion of his trial. Take a look at his recent column:
What should happen (but won't) is that if Saddam is found guilty (almost a certainty) he should be sentenced to death and executed forthwith.Rightly said. The sooner he's gone the better it is for the Iraqi people to cement yet another pillar of democracy in this newly found republic.
We, in civilized countries that live by law and decency, like to say that the process is more important than the outcome. Certainly that was the case in the first free elections in Iraq and Afghanistan.
With Saddam, however, the verdict is more important than the process: Death for the despot.
Until Saddam is dead and gone, he'll haunt Iraq and that tortured region. He'd be a symbol for those who yearn for when they flourished under his tyranny.
Realistically, why go through the charade of a series of trials for his homicidal acts -- biochemical war, naked aggression, genocide, torture and atrocities beyond description?
Suffice to be rid of him as soon as he's found guilty.
No need for an O.J. Simpson, Robert Blake or Michael Jackson-style trial of legal gymnastics. Let Iraqi justice -- quick and decisive -- prevail.
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