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cap Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 02:58 PM
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saddam's trial may unearth past administration's ties to him...
hmmm....we want to put Saddam on trial for crimes against humanity... Well... I wonder who supplied him with the gas needed to massacre his own people?

What was Rumsfeld doing talking to Saddam before Gulf One?

What kind of assistance did we give him to maintain his regime?

I wonder if Saddam can point the finger back at the Reagan/Bush administrations?
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wndycty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:00 PM
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1. He will not go to trial before . . .
. . .the election so its meaningless at this point.
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K-W Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:00 PM
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2. The administration will never let this happen while they are in office
and they may be powerful enough to avoid it ever happening regardless.
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TexasPatriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:00 PM
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3. juan cole makes the same argument
www.juancole.com

not sure whether it'll really matter though
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Jack Rabbit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:01 PM
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4. It will be a show trial
That's assuming his trial will be public. I wouldn't make any bets on that.

Whatever Saddam may use in his defense, that won't be permitted.
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joefree1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:03 PM
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5. Good point!
How do we know Saddam had weapons of mass destruction?

Rumsfelt has the reciepts.
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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Dec-14-03 03:05 PM
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6. remember them secret tribunals? Holly Joe was a big proponent.
he said - for special cases. And...isn't this special?
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