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Saddam Hussein's sentence of death by hanging was handed down on Nov. 5, and President Bush hailed the trial as "a major achievement for Iraq's young democracy as and its constitutional government." Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki predicted the hanging would take place by the end of the year. Many disagree. They not only ask why the rush. They think hanging him would be a mistake. Their objections are worth considering.
Recently, U.N. human rights experts called on Iraq's government not to carry out the death sentence passed on Mr. Hussein, saying his trial had been seriously flawed. Specifically, the U.N. working group on arbitrary detention said the former Iraqi leader wasn't given enough time to prepare for trial, he was unfairly restricted in his access to lawyers and his ability to call his own witnesses, and the tribunal itself lacked impartiality.See the full content of this document
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Saddam's Hanging Question
As columnist Gwynne Dyer recently wrote in a column in this newspaper headlined "Wi...
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