quote:Originally posted by the G-man: I'd be more confident in the Hague's ability to try him if not for the fact it's taken them approximately years to try Milosevic with still no end in sight.
That's because they're trying to give him a fair trial.
The Economist reports British Government concerns with an Iraqi tribunal. Political pressure by the UK on the Iraqi interim ruling council has brought about a war tribunal with a right of appeal and a right to legal representation, which wasn't guaranteed before. They are really worried about the trials becoming the equivalent of Soviet show trials of the 30s and 50s: no rule of law, lots of bluster, and summary executions.
