Monday, December 15, 2003
While the US administration has been admirably insistant that Saddam Hussein should be tried in a local court for local people some people have been expressing doubt as to whether the Iraqi legal system is in a fit state to try Hussein after years of Hussein being the law. I just hope that in a few weeks or months this won't be used as the excuse to try Hussein in something that's an American court in all but name. It's also a shame that the UK, anxious not to spoil the mood, will stay silent on the issue of Saddam probably facing death penalty. As Hussein isn't going to be tried in any kind of court over which we have authority I don't see why we can't at least say that we don't support the death penalty. Although it's always a worry that Herod Blunkett will hear reports of Saddam risking execution and go 'now that's an idea'...
