Why, and they just set up tribunals to try former Ba'athists....

Junkdrawer

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Sun Dec-14-03 07:29 AM
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Why, and they just set up tribunals to try former Ba'athists....

Prague, 11 December 2003 (RFE/RL) -- The U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council this week set up a special tribunal to try former members of the Iraqi Ba'athist regime for crimes against humanity.

The creation of the tribunal, which will be staffed and led by Iraqi nationals, resulted from months of work. It will take many more months before the first trials actually start in Baghdad.

Iraqi Governing Council president Abd al-Aziz al-Hakim, in announcing the tribunal yesterday, said it was a historic achievement.

"This court will try cases of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed from 17 July 1968 till 1 May 2003," al-Hakim said.

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http://www.rferl.org/nca/features/2003/12/11122003181030.asp

How Conveeeenient....

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Junkdrawer

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Sun Dec-14-03 07:46 AM
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1. "...resulted from months of work.."

Pre-Christmas capture, election year pre-trial run-up, all with tribunal secrecy...

Why would I think this was timed?

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Sun Dec-14-03 08:23 AM
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2. Kick

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Sun Dec-14-03 07:48 PM
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3. A kick for the evening crew...

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