Lawyers Shot Dead, Judges Forced to Quit and Witnesses Intimidated ... Was This Really the Fair Trial That the Victors Had Promised? ; Commentary
Daily Mail › November 06, 2006
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THE case against Saddam Hussein was supposed to be open and shut: the massacre of 148 Shia Muslims in Dujail in 1982.
Saddam's signature was on the death warrants of these men who he claimed had tried to assassinate him. His command and control over the chain of authority in this crime against humanity could therefore be proven.See the full content of this document
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Lawyers Shot Dead, Judges Forced to Quit and Witnesses Intimidated ... Was This Really the Fair Trial That the Victors Had Promised? ; Commentary
But the proceedings dragged on for more than a year and came to be seen by many as a show trial one that Saddam cunningly turned to his advantage. As the trial descended into farce, on many occasions it became a symbol of Iraq's descent into chaos with the coalition powerless to exert control.
It was yet again proof of the coalition's na've ap...See the full content of this document
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