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Tuesday, December 16, 2003
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(Donald) Rumsfeld defended the Pentagon's release of a videotape of Mr. Hussein after his capture, saying Iraqis needed to see proof that the former dictator was "off the street, out of commission."
Just what the *&$% gives anyone the idea that Rummy has any reason to defend the action of releasing a video of Hussein in custody. Would they rather us hint that we captured him?
Cardinal Renato Martino said Mr. Hussein should face trial, but he stressed the church's opposition to the death penalty. He told reporters the Vatican hoped Mr. Hussein's arrest would "contribute to the pacification and the democratization of Iraq."
Cardinal Martino said he felt "compassion" for Mr. Hussein, even if he was a dictator, after seeing images of "this destroyed man" being "treated like a beast, having his teeth checked" by an American military medic.
Object to the death penalty all you want, but in what bizarro world does this monster not deserve a dose of his own medicine? As for being treated like a beast, since when is a dental exam beastly? At some point, compassion becomes simple stupidity. This is one of those times. If Sunday was humiliating for Hussein, just wait until the Iraqi people get him in their crosshairs.
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Dave
4:56 PM
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