-- James A. Donald:
Saddam will be judged by his victims, who have jurisdiction enough for me.
proclus@gnu-darwin.org
It is tempting to say that the victims have some kind of natural right to see justice done against this tyrant. The problem is that the there is no one in Iraq with legitimate authority
Well if there is no legitimate authority, then state of nature applies. Give him the justice that Mussolini and Ceasescu got. Hang him by his feet from a lamp post in central Baghdad for his victims to use as pinata But I think we can find a legitimate authority somewhat better than that. And if we cannot, the mob has more legitimacy than the Hague. --digsig James A. Donald 6YeGpsZR+nOTh/cGwvITnSR3TdzclVpR0+pr3YYQdkG CH40CSgX5Tgdj/SDJtnV3WgkBxSNswHYXJRRtrPl 4nJVivIV8DTmP2YOHTrLI5FBALdL8ZRNG8SGqcbVH