Posted on 12/31/2006 11:01:15 AM PST by PRePublic
http://www.kurdmedia.com/articles.asp?id=13821
The execution of Saddam Hussein without judgment on the Anfal Genocide
Saturday, December 30, 2006
CHAK
The Center of Halabja against Anfalization and Genocide of the Kurds (C.H.A.K.) regards the execution of the former dictator Saddam Hussein, without the findings of the other cases, as an absolute devaluation of the interests of the Kurdish victims.
Saddam Hussein should have face justice for the crimes he committed against the Kurds, and should be sentenced for these crimes.
Saddam was executed without face justice for the cleansing of the Fayili Kurds in the 1970’s and 1980’s; the Arabization of Kurd-Arab border areas since 1968; the Arabization and cleansing of Yazidi Kurds; the bombardment of Qalladze in 1974, which killed 400 civilian Kurds; the mass killings of 8000 Barzani Kurds in 1983; the bombardment of Kurdish villages from 1983 onwards; the chemical bombardment of Kurdish villages in 1987-1988; the chemical attacks on Serdasht; the chemical attacks on Halabja in 1988, which killed 5000 people; and the Anfal genocide in 1988, which resulted in the disappearance of 182,000 Kurds and the destruction of thousands of Kurdish villages. It is extremely unfair that Saddam escaped without being prosecuted for these crimes.
The Arab-dominated Iraqi high tribunal made a mistake by ignoring the interests of the Kurdish victims and the Kurdish nation as a whole. This undermines the future attempts for true reconciliation. The laws of the tribunal and the priority given to a small case such as the Dujail case reveal the biased procedure of this Iraqi court.
The Kurdish nation should be treated as worthy and deserving of an international neutral tribunal. The Iraqi tribunal is full of problems and lacks both capacity and neutrality. More to the point, an Iraqi and Arab dominated tribunal was a very unjust step toward the Kurds as victims of the Iraqi State and Arab regimes. The early execution of Saddam Hussein made the injustice worse.
C.H.A.K. The Center of Halabja against Anfalization and Genocide of the Kurd
Well, sorting out all the saddamite dirt in court would have kept him in the dock till age 150 - i.e. he would have died from the old age and would not be hanged at all. Thus they better look at the bright side.
They wouldn't be able to execute him after April 2007 due to his 70th birthday. I see the Kurds valid point, but it's better to have him dead sooner than never. Chemical Ali (the monster who was in charge of gassing Kurds) will be tried and put to death aswell.
Rejoice that this tyant will no longer harm anyone and that justice has been done upon him.
...and, OBTW, in a large measure, it IS George W. Bush's fault, and good on him.
Escaped?? okaaaaaaaay......
Go to Ragheads beauty shop and lock her up and let her face these additional charges.
Here's what I learned from watching CNN International:
The Dujail trial was unfair but they should have had 12 more of them.
Yuo should see the KOSKiddies lamenting the fact that Saddam is gone and how cuelly he died- the self-loathing KOSIES are quite beside themselves blubbering like schoolfaeries with skinned knees. Saying that this awful nation of ours had no right to judge Saddam, and that Saddam needed help, not hanging because he was a 'disturbed individual with psychological problems' (I'm surprised they even admitted that much)
No right to judge? Of course we have a right- not only did we have the right, but we had the moral obligation to judge- how else are we to decifer the evil that threatens us all? (Yes, that includes you too KOSIES you ungrateful whelps!) http://sacredscoop.com
The Kurds said -- " It is extremely unfair that Saddam escaped without being prosecuted for these crimes."
I would agree with that. It seems that people were in a hurry to hang Saddam. I don't know -- but a hanging on one day is just as good as a hanging on another day -- if they had allowed the case to be heard on behalf of the Kurds. I would consider the Kurds to be better allies for the U.S. than either of the two other groups in Iraq. We probably should have listened to their requests and followed through with those crimes that Saddam Hussein did against them.
It appears that the U.S. and some of the Iraqi leadership were scared half-to-death that something might happen before they got a chance to hang Saddam, so they did it as fast as they could.
Why be in a hurry to hang him, if he's going to be just as dead at one time or a later time? Besides, now they've got another "martyr memorial" going now...
Regards,
Star Traveler
For example, Saddam could be tried for the Kurdish-specific crimes, and if convicted, then sentenced to the installation of a pig farm to be run on and near his grave, PBUH.
In 10 years the liberal "intellectuals" and "academics" will be denying these events ever occurred anyway. Hussein paid for all of his crimes. We need to just let it go at that. History revisionism has become a big business these days. Unfortunately, we continue to let the history revisionist crowd get away with their antics.
I would see three reasons, why it was better to hang him "in a rush".
1)He would turn 70 in April. It would be against the law to execute him then. It's unlikely he would be sentenced for the crimes against the Kurds before April.
2)The Democrats take their seats in 2007. We don't know what they will do, but it's certain they would mess-up with the trial of Saddam in one or the other way.
3)It's preferable to have him dead in 2006. Old baggage, you know...
Well, I see the reasons on #2 and #3, but it still is a slight to a group of people who suffered so much. The #2 reason would definitely be a big concern. Are they afraid the Democrats would put him back in charge of the country? Or are they afraid that the U.S. would just lose control of the situation, pull out and then he would come back to power once again?
But, what's with turning 70? What's the deal with that. I haven't read any articles about some kind of impediment to hanging him if he turned 70. Where did that come from?
Regards,
Star Traveler
According to Iraqi law, no person above the age 70 (also those who are 70) can be executed. They would have had to make sure that he is sentenced before April, and that's VERY unlikely when you look how long the first trial took. Anyway he's dead now. The Kurds can look forward to hang Chemical Ali.
Yeah, that's interesting. It's also interesting from the fact that I've never heard it discussed before. Was this kept real quiet and out of the press for a reason?
In light of that law, I can see why they wanted to hang him in a hurry and get him totally out of the way. But, do you think they could have changed that law just for Saddam Hussein? I would, if I were them (let him hang even if he is over 70...).
Regards,
Star Traveler
This has been discussed on FR for a few days. But not in the media as far as I know.
I would imagine this, as well as many other things (not) reported by the MSM, is not discussed in the media to fit in with the agenda of the terrorist and liberals to put off the hanging long enough to keep him alive.
His demise has brought relief to millions of Iraqis who know know that there is no chance of him coming back into power again.
Allowing him to live longer would keep this fear alive.
The age problem was actually quite heavily discussed on FR.
I don't know, but I guess they would have made an exception, but this would complicate the situation further. Also there are still the mentioned reasons #2 and #3...
I think it would have been better to have the trials started earlies, and to speed up the first trial, which had a very difficult start and lots of postponements. It was handled badly by the first 2 judges. The last one did it very good.
Much time was lost due to this. They then could have held the second trial earlier and hanged him before April.
But anyway what am I talking about!? He's dead now...
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