What a fair trial for Saddam would entail. Noam Chomsky

[45th Med]

01/25/04: (The Star) The long, tortuous association between Saddam Hussein and the West raises questions about what issues — and embarrassments — may surface at a tribunal.

In a (virtually unimaginable) fair trial for Saddam, a defence attorney could quite rightly call to the stand Colin Powell, Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush I and other high officials who provided significant support for the dictator, even through his worst atrocities.

Noam Chomsky article

[Bill Wade]

1. Gotta love Chomsky.

What are the chances of there actually being a trial, let alone a fair one?

[Demeter]

3. I Keep Waiting for the Inevitable Assassination or "Suicide"

It is so unlikely that there will be a trial--look at how many "legal" maneuvers have already blown up in the face of the Bushistas!

[DuctapeFatwa]

2. Sorry, Noam, it's not in the hands of the American people

It's in the hands of the world's people.

American hands have been solidly locked under American butts for decades.

[Snappy]

4. Fair?

Not possible. I have read reports that Iran actually gassed the Kurds. Any proof that Saddam did?