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In today’s New York Times the editors continue to anguish over the execution of Saddam. The Times is joined by Chris Hitchens. Let’s skip all the usual refutations of this superfluous and dissolute hand-wringing; Saddam’s treatment after his capture does deserve criticism but of a totally different kind.
Saddam never surrendered, never issued orders to surrender to his fighters, never signed surrender documents, and continued to claim he was commander-in-chief of Iraq. He claimed he was illegally detained, illegally held, and illegally tried. He continually postured as a victim while rallying his fighters to the cause.
Saddam should never have been tried – he should have been summarily shot for refusing to surrender and refusing to issue orders to his fighters to surrender. For the Sunni factions backing Saddam the war was never over. One does not hold trials during a war; one kills one’s opponents unless they surrender. Saddam remained the leader of insurgent Sunni fighters until the moment he died.
The trial was ill advised. It turned into an “O.J.” circus giving Saddam a platform to posture and re-establish his popularity among the faithful. His pathetic capture and dejected sulking gave way to a defiant and, in the minds of his supporter, heroic fighter. He never earned the dignity of a trial. Only his surrender and his call to his fighters to do the same would have earned him that dignity.
- Not Only That, The President You See On Tv? His Real Name Is Sheldon Greenburg From Rockville Centre
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Saddam is Still Dead
In today’s New York Times the editors continue to anguish over the execution of Saddam. The Times is joined by Chris Hitchens. Let’s skip all the usual refutations of this superfluous and dissolute hand-wringing; Saddam’s treatment after his capture does deserve criticism but of a totally different kind.
Saddam never surrendered, never issued orders to surrender to his fighters, never signed surrender documents, and continued to claim he was commander-in-chief of Iraq. He claimed he was illegally detained, illegally held, and illegally tried. He continually postured as a victim while rallying his fighters to the cause.
Saddam should never have been tried – he should have been summarily shot for refusing to surrender and refusing to issue orders to his fighters to surrender. For the Sunni factions backing Saddam the war was never over. One does not hold trials during a war; one kills one’s opponents unless they surrender. Saddam remained the leader of insurgent Sunni fighters until the moment he died.
The trial was ill advised. It turned into an “O.J.” circus giving Saddam a platform to posture and re-establish his popularity among the faithful. His pathetic capture and dejected sulking gave way to a defiant and, in the minds of his supporter, heroic fighter. He never earned the dignity of a trial. Only his surrender and his call to his fighters to do the same would have earned him that dignity.
- Not Only That, The President You See On Tv? His Real Name Is Sheldon Greenburg From Rockville Centre
It Wasn't Saddam But His Double Who Was ExecutedFrom the inimitable MEMRI A new conspiracy theory has gained currency in Egypt in recent weeks, according to which it was not Saddam Hussein, but rather his double who...
- On The Day Of Saddam's Death
A little tribute to Saddam, from the boys at South Park. And, for anyone who has trouble understanding why Saddam needs to die, read this, and remember that there are always people trying to spring a dictator from his prison and install him back in...
- Sympathy For A Devil
My friend Joseph D'Hippolito has an article in Front Page Magazine which discusses the Catholic Church's position on the death penalty as it relates to the death sentence handed down in the Saddam Hussein trial: If today’s Catholic bishops...
- Saddam Pisses His Pants
Now that Saddam has had a bit of time in his cell thinking over the reality that he will be executed his behavior has been a bit different. Funny that the media isn't reporting on it (from USS Neverdock): The media did not report his behavior since...
- Msm Covers Saddam Documents
Yes, never say they aren't reporting on the things being uncovered as the Saddam documents trove is being translated: BAGHDAD, Iraq - Exasperated, besieged by global pressure, Saddam Hussein and top aides searched for ways in the 1990s to prove to...