Inthe official video, Saddam, renowned for his flamboyant military garb during his 24-year reign over Iraq, is shown before his execution in a simple black suit and white shirt with a copy of the Qur'an in his hand. OVER AT THE HUFFINGTON POST, they capture Tom Brokaw’s comments on the Don Imus Show comparing Hussein’s hanging to the “wild west.”ĪT TRUTHDIG, Robert Sheer has this to say about the US Coverage of Hussein’s Hanging.Iraqis grieve beside the burial site of former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein in Ouja, Iraq on Sunday. Here at ScienceBlogs, t he popular PZ Myers has this to say on the matter. Hussein face further evidence of genocide presented at the Kurdish trial, which was only a few weeks away from a conclusion. Many Kurds, in fact, say they have mixed feelings about his execution because it denies them the satisfaction of seeing Mr. He and some other lawyers argued that even if others were to stand trial for genocide against the Kurds in 1988, the person deemed most responsible would never face judgment. “Such a rapid execution before the conclusion of the genocide trial is a serious legal setback and harms the credibility of the court,” said Antoine Garapon, director of the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies in Paris. Hussein’s second and far weightier trial for genocide, the gravest charge. Some said the execution, based on a comparatively small case involving the killing of 148 civilians, cut short Mr. Rights groups and some international lawyers have deplored the execution as hasty. European countries that had been asked for help said they could not participate because they had abolished the death sentence. Although domestic courts are now trying cases that include violations of international human rights law, the credibility of the Baghdad tribunal was also questioned by some because it was organized by the United States. “It’s highly doubtful that courts elsewhere might cite this judgment, given its poor credibility,” said Richard Dicker, director of Human Rights Watch’s international justice program. They argue that the trial has been too widely perceived, both in Iraq and abroad, as a chaotic and politicized process with many serious flaws carried out by inexperienced judges. Hussein, experts say, his conviction for crimes against humanity has not significantly reinforced efforts to apply concepts of international human rights law around the world. HEADLINE: Hussein’s Case Won’t Bolster International Human Rights Law, Experts Fearĭespite this application of international law against Mr. On the contrary, there is a risk that it will feed a spirit of vendetta and sow new violence.” “The killing of the guilty party is not the way to reconstruct justice and reconcile society. Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman. “A capital punishment is always tragic news, a reason for sadness, even if it deals with a person who was guilty of grave crimes,” said the Rev. HEADLINE: Around the World, Unease and Criticism of PenaltyĮrkki Tuomioja, the foreign minister of Finland, which holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, said, “The European Union has a very consistent stand on opposing the death penalty and it should not have been applied in this case either - even though there is no doubt about Saddam Hussein’s guilt over serious violations against human rights.” In an editorial, The Guardian newspaper in London took an even more unequivocal position, saying, “The death penalty is an unacceptably cruel and unusual punishment, even in Iraq.” The Vatican went so far as to call the execution “tragic” - echoing expressions of revulsion by Muslim leaders, both in the West and in the broader Islamic world. Buried in the back pages of the Sunday NY Times are just a few glimpses of an alternative take on the events. Absent from mainstream coverage is mention of the intense criticism from world leaders of the use of the dealth penalty and the major questions raised about the trial.
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