SADDAM

CNN: Iraqi war crimes court set up

Saddam always said he'd tell the world of his real connections with the
Reagan and Bush administrations if he got the chance. Now, thanks to an
"amazing coincidence," he won't get his day in a world court. That's
because 3 days before his alleged capture, the Bush interim government
in Iraq set up a special war crimes tribunal that will be closed to the
world except for "outside experts" (hand-picked by the Bush junta, of
course). How very, very convenient. As the AFP reported on December 10, "Back in
Iraq...the Governing Council approved late last night the creation of
an Iraqi penal tribunal to try former members of Saddam Hussein's regime
for their crimes against humanity.. Council members have said US overseer
Pau Bremer has to sign the tribunal statutes, but a coalition spokesman has
insisted it was the Governing Council that was taking the decisions
about the court and not the US-led occupation authority."