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agreed, ofkuo--that is why i expect that the present chaos will somehow find a way to kill saddam hussein. the trial will be a fiasco. hell, you see the same thing happening all over--think about the fln in algeria manipulating the threat of the fis to its own ends--and the americans have done worse....
not sure what you mean by "perception is huge, even for the iraqis"---explain more?
the only thing that is strange in this situation is the flourish of the pseudo-trial.
as for the idea of war crimes being the exclusive purview of countries that loose wars, see "the fog of war" for robert macnamara "meditating" on the fire bombing of japan--and his inability to be anywhere near as forthcoming on the subject of vietnam-have you seen the film? what do you make of that? could it be a problem for him precisely because the american lost that war?
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a gramophone its corrugated trumpet silver handle
spinning dog. such faithfulness it hear
it make you sick.
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