[Wphile]

Why under the supervision of the International Red Cross?

[DoughtyOne]

It's not unusual in situations like this. It is seen as letting a third party mediate or more accurately, set the ground rules.

Actually, I see this as rather progressive for Hussein.

[ContentiousObjector]

That is been pretty much common practise since the Korean war

[Howlin]

Why under the supervision of the International Red Cross?

Because they've been wrong about everything else?