Saddam Hussein arrested

[Harry Tuttle]

Press access? I doubt that. I could just see him saying something to incite more violence. Who knows, maybe the guy is a nutcase now. I'm sure he's a bit more mentally unbalanced now that he's been on the run for so long.

[Drake Tungsten]

3. What venue will he be tried in? An Iraqi court, or an international tribunal? (for acts committed against Iran and Kuwait as well). This wil be a tough decision to make.

I don't think it will be. The Bush administration isn't going to give the UN and other international bodies the opportunity to try a man they did nothing to help apprehend. I'm relatively sure that the Iraqi courts will be handling this one.

[GePap]

Well, that is a problem, no? People wil be curious what he has to say on the issues of today (you have to assume the US will be asking him over and over where are te WMD's?)...so will his be a silent imprisonment? Or will the US periodically release statements (which will make very few people outside the US happy and few outside the US wlling to trust them implicitly), or will someone get access to him? I don't remember Milosevic getting interviewed, so I could be wrong-but then, of course, there was far less interest on him than there is on Saddam.

[The Mad Monk]

Originally posted by BeBro
Why doesn´t he have a Santa cap?

[GePap]

Originally posted by Drake Tungsten
I don't think it will be. The Bush administration isn't going to give the UN and other international bodies the opportunity to try a man they did nothing to help apprehend. I'm relatively sure that the Iraqi courts will be handling this one.

What Iraqi courts?

Question of venue is a question of who has jurisdiction and who can make a case: I am sure the Iranians could make a quick case for war crimes (use of chemical weapons) against them..and the Kuwaitis as well.

No, your pat answer don't work. Don't be a Winston.

[Winston]

GePap,

It's just that all we've heard all along from the left, foaming at the mouth and all, is how this is not about the liberation of Iraq, the toppling of Saddam, bringing stability, democracy and a new sense of hope to the Middle East.

The left made it a mantra that it's about oil, big business and the re-election of that evil President.

But not today, apparently...

[Shi Huangdi]

The interim Iraqi Council has set up a war crimes tribunal that was preparing to try Saddam in Absentia. Now it appears they will actually be trying him.

[alva]

I'm sure hanging will be the verdict, just as it was in Nuremburg.

I really hope they won't kill though.

[Ming]

Originally posted by GePap
No, your pat answer don't work. Don't be a Winston.

You want to stop with the personal stuff...

[mrmitchell]

This is GREAT news. I can finally see a little spot of light at the end of the Iraq tunnel now.

The effects of his capture? We get a morale boost for the troops; if he's been coordinating those attacks, they drop (although he probably hasn't), and if the attacks were based on Iraqi tension that the US was ****ing up and not getting Saddam, then they'll drop.

(All of these things, however, don't mean attacks will completely stop. Another reason for them would be just causing havoc, or dislike at how slow things are progressing.)

Now, the next step is a trial. In an international court would be good...it's not like we need to worry about any court giving him less than life (of course death penalty probably.)

[Combat Ingrid]

Good news they got him

I just wonder about that medical exam video. Is it really ok to display a prisoner like that? I understand the purpose is to show the people he is just an old fart, but still...

[Spiffor]

I've just seen the news

At last we're now sure this dog will definitely not torment his people anymore. Ever

Let's hope this capture will sap the morale of the guerilla, and let's hope the Iraqi people can at last focus on the peaceful reconstruction of their country.

Congrats to the US army and to all those involved in taking the dog to his cage

[Drake Tungsten]

What Iraqi courts?

The interim Iraqi Council has set up a war crimes tribunal that was preparing to try Saddam in Absentia. Now it appears they will actually be trying him.

Comparing me to Winston doesn't insult me, either. He's a rather good poster.

[Pekka]

Combat Ingrid, I think it's ok. THis is a special case.. in normal condition I'd say it's not cool, but in this case I think it's almost important to do so.

It is also to humiliate him, so he'd brake down completely and maybe give us the info we want. I don't think he's easy to really brake down, but it's always possible with humans. Brake the spirit and you own the mind.

[Snotty]

Originally posted by Pekka
Combat Ingrid, I think it's ok. THis is a special case.. in normal condition I'd say it's not cool, but in this case I think it's almost important to do so.

It is also to humiliate him,

Its a Geneva convention thing though, right? No close up images of prisoners of war and all that. Just because we agree with it and want to see him doesn't make it right.