So, expect that on Monday, November 6th, the day before the 2006 US Congressional elections, the news will be filled with reports about the conviction of Saddam Hussein.
Only a complete idiot would believe this is just a mere coincidence.
The thing is, with more than 100 American Soldier deaths in October alone, I don't think this that much effect. The GOP is sure desperate though.
I get tired of seeing broadcast news pander to such right-wing manufactured stories. What's even sadder is that this is very obviously predictable, yet somehow, I expect this to be breaking news on ABC, NBC, CBS, etc.
(thanks to Bob Harris, courtesy of This Modern World.)
Saddam Hussein and his officials must be made to answer for their crimes, but frankly I'd rather see him tried under a real Iraqi court of law, as opposed to this Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal, which is in reality funded by the US Government.
" ... the US occupation authority created the precursor to SICT, wrote its initial statutes and selected the chief investigative judge and four other judges to preside over the trial. The Bush administration decided to exclude the UN from any role in the Hussein trial in order to guarantee the tightest possible control over the proceedings.
The case against Hussein and other Baathists has been prepared from the beginning by a liaison office made up of lawyers and advisors from the US, Britain and Australia—all countries whose governments were behind the the 2003 invasion and subsequent occupation of Iraq."
“the liaison office has been the real power behind the tribunal, advising, and often deciding, on almost every facet of its work, always behind a shield of anonymity”. The SICT’s activities are funded by $138 million from Washington. " (1)
P.S. - I'm still waiting for Osama Bin Laden to make his next coincidental appearance, just like the previous election.
(1) - http://www.countercurrents.org/iraq-cogan201005.htm
