Issues of Global Import |
21 July 2003
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Let Iraqis Try Iraqis
The Iraqis who form the council that almost runs Anglo-American occupied Iraq has decided to hold war
crimes trials under Iraqi authority. The human rights lobby has already demanded that no such thing
occur on the grounds that the victims should never try their accused oppressors. Almost sixty years after
the Nuremberg and Tokyo tribunals, it is amazing that the world still has the stomach for show trials at all.
However, as staunch defenders of international law, maybe the opponents of the idea should re-read their
legal texts and then shut up before they embarrass themselves further.
Click here to read Kensington's Opinion.
Tony Blair under Attack
Could it be that Her Majesty's Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Tony Blair, MP, PC, made his last
appearance in America as head of government when he addressed a joint session of Congress last week?
Judging by Mr. Blair's popularity on the west side of the Atlantic, the question is non-sense, however,
the pressure continues to build on him in the House of Commons, and with the Labour Party Conference
coming up this September, his days might be numbered. Click here for more.