Hang'em high!
So the news is that Britain and the UN are coming over all feeble at the idea that the Iraqi's might want to demand the Death Penalty. Now this refusal to get involved will hamper the holding of an internationally recognised trial. Now I'm as much a wishy washy liberal as the next man on the Death Penalty, but standing in the way of justice being done and seen to be done for the sake of principles is a cop out.
Besides:
Moufawak al-Rabii, a human rights activist and Iraqi Ruling council member, said it would be a matter of a few weeks before a tribunal was ready to try Hussein, although other members insisted it could be several months.
If the US was not ready to hand over Hussein, Iraqis would be able to demand him once they become self-governing, Mr al-Rabii said.
"We will get sovereignty on June 30th," he said.
"I can tell you, Hussein could be executed on July 1st.