Hussein Anfal Trial Continues
Saddam Hussein's genocide trial for the killing of up to 180,000 Kurds in 1987-88 is under way again after a two week break. Many of those deaths are believed to be a result of gassing, but Monday a witness testified that Iraqi soldiers lined Kurdish villagers in a trench and just started shooting. Iraqi authorities are hopeful they will finish the trial before is executed as a result of his sentence for crimes against humanity from a previous trial. I think they should ensure that the execution is delayed until the completion of this trial and any appeal that may follow. Iraq should try to give as much legitimacy to the trials as possible and give all the victims and their families justice. Saddam's responsibility for the heinous acts needs to be proven in a court of law, otherwise the world could end up with another Milosevic situation. For more on Hussein's trial, read on here.