Some people never learn

[Winston]

Hussein's daughter may face execution

Raghad Hussein, who is thought to be living in Amman, Jordan, has been charged with financing the insurgency in Iraq and is being sought by authorities.

Less than a year after her father was hanged, Saddam Hussein's daughter is facing charges that also could lead to her execution.

A spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said Friday that Raghad Hussein, 38, has been charged with financing the insurgents who have plagued this country since shortly after her father's regime was toppled in 2003.

Hussein is thought to be living in Amman, Jordan, as a guest of King Abdullah II.

The spokesman, Abdul Kereem Khalaf, said the Iraqi Judicial Authority issued an arrest warrant for Hussein a year ago, but that it was only being made public now after Interpol, the international police agency, issued a worldwide notice that Iraq was seeking her.

''We have a whole file of evidence against her,'' Khalaf said. "It is with the court. If you have the right connections you can see it. But basically she is accused of mass killings of Iraqis by funding terrorist groups.''

Khalaf wouldn't specify which terrorist groups Hussein is accused of funding. He also wouldn't say what charges other than financing terrorism she faces.

Hussein, like her father, is a Sunni Muslim. Sunni and Shiite groups have been battling each other and coalition forces for control of Iraq since late 2003.

If found guilty, Khalaf said, Hussein would be punished with either life in prison or death. In Iraq, defendants given the death penalty are executed by hanging.

In February, Hussein made a rare public appearance when she led a ceremony in Yemen shortly after her father's Dec. 30 execution. She praised her father and called him a hero and the true leader of the Arabs.

Saddam Hussein was tried by the Iraqi High Tribunal, a special court established to bring justice to those who committed crimes during the former regime. If arrested, Hussein likely would be tried by the Central Criminal Court, where politically sensitive cases and charges against suspected insurgents are handled.

From The Miami Herald

You have to wonder if Jordan offers good spiderhole country these days. Or maybe her family could help her somehow. Oh, wait..

[SlowwHand]

Bad blood coursing through those veins.

[VetLegion]

She should go to Denmark and ask for asylum, which she should be given. Iraq's judicial system is crap and I doubt that she can be guaranteed a fair trial.

[Winston]

I think Denmark would be much too dangerous for her. We have too many Iraqis.

[Pekka]

VetLegion, she could apply for asylum in several Euro countries and many of them would not give her up if she faces the death penalty.

Our system is ****ed. Of course it wasn't meant to serve situations like these though, but ... when it comes to war crimes, I'd say go for it. I'm against DP, however, I'm not against DP during war time and condition. This would count as war.