I switched over to MSNBC when Fox had on a Bush basher, and this is what I found. They were interviewing Iraqi's on the street, and they said Saddam should not be in court. That Bush is the criminal and he should be in court. These were young men, too.
I have an uneasy feeling that Saddam will be set free and take over Iraq again. If not bold faced, but underground.
Anyone have any thoughts on this?
Heh... not likely. Slipped a cyanide capsule... found hanged in his cell or shot while trying to escape?... a possibility.
We saw this with the OJ trial. Anytime it started to look like everyone would think he was guilty or innocent, they would stick some talking head up there to analyze "probable cause," or "reasonable doubt." They did it during the Clinton impeachment. As soon as the general concensus was that he needed to be booted, the talking heads would come up with spurious arguments about personal realtionships and consenting adults, although such things have nothing at all to do with the subornation of perjury. So look to the cable news channels to divide us once again, just to try to get their ratings up.
One of the most gratifying things that I have ever seen was the abortive coverage of the Unabomber trial. I was working in a building next to the courthouse in Sacramento where the Kaczynski trial was to be held. The news media took a block of downtown real estate which was, conveniently, a parking lot, right across the street from the courthouse. I could see them from my window, and had to walk around them during lunch breaks. They had vans and trailers and generators and satellite dishes. They had lights and cameras and tents, all of which took a month to set up. All of the major networks were there, in all of their alphabetic splendor. It was like coitus interruptus for them when the announcement of a plea deal was made. It was a wonderful thing to see. All dressed up on Saturday night, and no place to go.