Making a Mockery of the Court
The Cairo-based Federation of Arab Lawyers plans a mock trial of George W. Bush, Tony Blair and Ariel Sharon for war crimes committed against Iraqi and Palestinian civilians. Ramsey Clark, reportedly, is putting on his prosecutor's hat for this one, and the organizers claim that Nelson Mandela will show up if he feels well.
Meanwhile, Saddam Hussein's lawyer claims he is filing a suit against Bush, Blair and Donald Rumsfeld in the ICC, demanding half a million dollars for each Iraqi who's lost a relative or property during the war. Also wants remedies for Abu Ghraib torture victims.
Laugh all you want, but you'd be hard pressed to convince me that either of these is less absurd than Hussein's trial in Baghdad. Boycotts, assassinations, impotent judges, theatrics.
posted by Pooja @ 4:51 PM
1 Comments:
good luck to Saddam Hussein's lawyer re the case v Bush and Rumsfield - he should have scolded his client for not signing up to the ICC statute before the invasion when he was President of Iraq! As for Blair, well that's another matter - in fact Saddam Hussein's counsel may find himself in esteemed company as a group of leading English barristers and jurists have already submitted a complete file against Blair, Sraw and Hoon at the ICC. Don't expect any positive decison to prosecute though - huge surprise there!
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