To those who question whether Saddam's trial was fair...?
921549
i would have paid to see it. xxxxxx
791517
And I guess you interpreted that as Middle east style execution!!! In my mind the generalization you show in your question proves that you can be unfair to other people. A rapist deserves to be executed in the worst style, but that does not mean that all Middle Eastern people and countries apply the same method.\nAre you trying to prove how savage Middle Eastern people are? well, generalizing the brutality of one incident on all members of a group is not really a convincing way.\nAnd although I do not get what Saddam has to do with the above incident since he was jailed while this incident happened and he could not have possibly ordered it. I believe he deserves to die for killing so many people unfairly, but I also believe there should be a stop to the Iraqi and American killing out there... too many lives lost, and most of them guiltless.
445962
As best I could.\nThat is the only way the system is fair.\nWhy ruin something good over someone who is evil?
902360
It is pretty much impossible to say someone who was executed was actually innocent, because there is never another trial. However, the cases at the site below are very questionable.
1031573
You are not the first person that has happened too...no, you didn't get a fair trial.  You can talk to the "head" judge...the chief justice..or whatever they call him where you are.  It's a Constitutional right..you are guaranteed a fair trial, and if the judge didn't hear half of the testimony....well, that's not fair then, is it...whether you won or lost.  You could call the (shudder) ACLU....I can't believe I just recommended that....
861472
Okay then, it's fairly obvious where you stand.\n\nI agree in principle with this statement:\n"This is the least Saddam deserved," \n\nThough I do not like hanging as a method of execution.
121601
The difficult part of your question is "proven". Saddam controlled the area, the media, and all the people on the scene, so obtaining definitive proof might be difficult. They are going to try to prove he did it at his trial. In my view, there is an excellent case that he did, not Iran: \n- as you said, there is no doubt that *someone* gassed the Kurds--plenty of photos, witness statements, etc... \n- They were rebelling against him. This is an excellent motive. \n- Iran is the almost the only other possible culprit, but there are too many reasons for them not to do it. (the other *very distant* possibility might be Turkey, who have their own Kurdish problem also). Iran has its own Kurds and its own problems with them. If the Iranians were going to gas Kurds, they would do so to the ones causing them problems, not the ones causing problems for their sworn enemy. Also, they would be much better off using any poison gas of their own against the soldiers invading their country, not some poor civilians far away from them. \n- The Kurds who were killed were a long distance from where the war was being fought. \n- Saddam has a history of ruthlessness. There are many confirmed events where he acted in a manner consistent with someone who would gas the Kurds. \n- Saddam did not immediately raise an outcry that *someone* had attacked the Kurds. He acted secretive, and thus acted guilty. \n\nI know this is all circumstantial, but if someone else had done it Saddam would easily have been able to prove this because he had control of the area, the evidence, witnesses etc... Often, circumstantial evidence on its own is so compelling that it can reasonably be considered proof.
278599
OMG are you serious!!!! Saddam killed people of his own country if they blinked wrong. i am really praying for you cause you are definetly not the sharpest tool in the shed and its people like you who should move to canada and never come back saddam was an evil man and killed innocent people just to see how many ways he could!!!!I wish people like you would open thier eyes and see wat is real.
286661
Saddam committed his alleged crimes within the boundaries of Iraq and should be subject to Iraqi justice if indeed he is found to be guilty.  I have believed all along that the Iraqi people are the ones that need to handle whatever is to be Saddam's fate.  \n\nIn view of the controversy surrounding the death of Slobodan Milosevic, I am a lot more comfortable that Saddam will receive actual justice and we will not have to worry about this kind of thing putting a cloud over the whole thing.
942736
No, I don't think Saddam actually said that, or would support such a statement.  Nonetheless one of his attorneys is on record as claiming that he did.  It may be a PR stunt, or the attorney may have independently decided to defuse Saddam's expected outburst.  Lawyers are a weird bunch.
1137868
The Americans have been gunning for his death all along, and\nwill defiantly impress upon the tribunal to give the Death penalty.\n\nBut you must also know, that even today Saddam is a feared and respected man by many in Iraq.The outcome will not be settled so fast. Did you see the Glaring eyes & stance when in court he recently told the judge"I am the ruler of Iraq and who are you, a foreigner trying to pass judgement on me?"\n\nThe recent spate of bombings in Iraq between the Shias and Sunnis is directly connected with Saddams case. Which country\nwould ever allow a foreign country to set up courts?\n\nNo. The chair will probably decay &break, and the switches/\nwires will rust or melt away.And dont suggest a rope, because there is no such strong rope exists in the World to snap such a\nstrong throat.
1084810
ive wondered the same thing myself. I don't think it is fair either.
492392
Did you feel this way when Saddam was doing this and far worse? Do you have all of the facts to this situation? Or are you merely upset over one side of the story and are unable to listen to the other side due to your bias. Again, did it bother you when Saddam had rape rooms set up? Did anything Saddam do bother you even a little? Do abortion clinics bother you? How about those innocent ones? Chechneya? Bosnia? Sudan? Venezuela? and on and on.\nOh, it's America that you have a problem with.
490291
Correct. Fair is subjective. I guess I would prefer to know something without any doubt and work on people's feelings later.
800723
I don't personally agree with the death penalty in most cases. In\nSaddam's case, I think for all the deaths that he is personally\nresponsible, it might be justified.  The trial was held in an Iraqi\ncourt, and we have to respect the judgment handed down by\nthe judge, who was doing was based on Iraqi law. You may or may not like the sentencing, but we have to live with it. The free world, outside of the USA, doesn't have the death penalty. Please\nremember that Saddam gassed people to death, and used biological warfare against his own people. I don't like the guy, or\nwhat he did, but I thought the US-led invasion of Iraq was wrong,\nfor one simple premise. You don't meddle in the internal affairs\nof a country, unless you are invited to do so by the majority of\nIraqi citizens. Even though the Shi'ites and Kurds are happy \nSaddam is no longer in power, I doubt most of them are happy to\nsee the presence of US and other foreign troops there, since they\nprobably wanted help to oust Saddam themselves in terms of\nmilitary aid and support.
777586
Even though Saddam Hussein is a Monster. You cannot call him a Monster. Even Monsters have rights. He did have a right to a trial in a court. He lost and has the right to appeal. Don't call Saddam Hussein a Monster. Call him  a F#$king Son of #^&@1 and  a evil *^%#$%34!. And earn a proper voilation notice.
649165
Dear Friend,\n\nThe truth is an absolute defense to charges of libel.  Sometimes telling the truth about your murderous government is the way to honor your beloved country.  Why don't we cast you in a re-enactment of Abu Grahib for a few weeks and see how YOU feel about treatment of Iraqis?\n\nYour Friend,\nFrancesois