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Originally Posted by Ustwo
Justice is important, the vehicle to reach it is not important......n Saddam's case what is the point of going through a legal exercise?
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What's the point? How about the Iraq Constitution?
Isnt that what this war is all about?
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Article 19:
First: The judiciary is independent and no power is above the judiciary except the law.
Second: There is no crime or punishment except by a stipulation. The punishment shall only be for an act that the law considers a crime when perpetrated. A harsher sentence than the applicable sentence at the time of the offense may not be imposed.
Third: Litigation shall be a safeguarded and guaranteed right for all.
Fourth: The right to a defense shall be sacred and guaranteed in all phases of investigation and trial.
Fifth: The accused is innocent until proven guilty in a fair legal trial. The accused may not be tried on the same crime for a second time after acquittal unless new evidence is produced.
Sixth: Every person has the right to be treated with justice in judicial and administrative proceedings........
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He should even have the right to call Rummy as a character witness...:
and testify as to US (tacit) past support:
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB82/
But we can't allow that, can we?