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Saturday, December 30, 2006Killing in the name of...?So the former president of Iraq, Saddam Husssein has been hung after being found guilty of killing over a hundred of his own people. However, the current president of a another sovereign nation, who's actions are responsible for even more deaths, still lives and expects no trial. Ok, that was sensationalistic, but it's really upsetting when said president can say something as evil as "[The execution is an] important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy" [Source]. How is the trial and murder of a person a "Milestone" in democracy? Could Saddam have simply lived in confinement for the rest of his life, and democracy still succeeded? Why are Islamic militants in Africa allowed to rule as tyrants with out even a word about "Democracy" from the Bush administration? Let's hope some good can come of this.
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I'm afraid when all is said and done and history tells the story of our lifetime the American empire will be the "bad guys".
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The 'milestone' was that the new government was able to hold the trial and carry out the execution itself. It is symbolic of the finality of the regime change. Sadam now, can never come back and the Iraqi people must carve out their own future without him. Whether this future is prosperous and free will ultimately be up to them.
Historically speaking though, symbolic executions are the norm with regime changes. The Nuremburg trials make Sadam's trial and execution seem a little tame actually.
sadam didnt die, it was a stand in.
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sadam was replaced post 9/11 with an actor by the name of Walter Mathau. this was the man who was hung. ~~ as an american, i take offence at your mention of our american president. to repair this, i ask that you refer to him as the "psuedo-president".. i ask that your contry push forward with global efforst to try him as a criminal since all of our attempts from inside fail due to the insistence of our people to overthrow him "peacably" :) << Home |
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