Originally Posted by adaher

Because Ramsey Clark is a non-entity. People always wonder why the Noam Chomskys, Harold Pinters, Ramsey Clarks, et al never get press coverage here, while appearing on European networks fairly frequently. The reason is that Americans don't particularly think they have anything intelligent to say.

Originally Posted by adaher

Because Ramsey Clark is a non-entity. People always wonder why the Noam Chomskys, Harold Pinters, Ramsey Clarks, et al never get press coverage here, while appearing on European networks fairly frequently. The reason is that Americans don't particularly think they have anything intelligent to say.

Originally Posted by muspell

Or, perhaps Ramsey Clark is one of the few people in the US with any brains left, who actually understand the symbolism of a fair and open trial in this case? That it is paramount for the image of the US, and the rule of law, that Saddam will have a fair trial? That if they simply excecute the bastard, this will mark it as "american justice" in the entire region forever? And that a trial and a phony verdict now would've been the same as the "special councils" Saddam offered his victims? Is it completily lost on you that there are people in Iraq right now who are struggling like madmen to maintain a semblance of legality with their proceedings under very difficult circumstances right now - and what do they see? America thinking nothing of skipping past such things as rule of law and elections when it suits them. It sends a signal, you see, that the "freedom" and "democracy" in Iraq only goes so far. But hey, most people knew that on beforehand, anyway.

Originally Posted by jviehe

Your missing one component of a free and fair trial, that those involved must tell the truth. Do you think Sadaam is telling the truth? In addition, this is an Iraqi trial, not an American trial, and therefore is not protected by our laws. They can run it how they see fit.