Opinion: A Regime of Common Criminals

The many crimes the former regime committed against the Iraqi people are unjustifiable. TV viewers have watched how ugly the deposed dictator Saddam Hussein and his supporters looked as they defended their crimes against the people of Dijail and insisted they did right. When we speak of Saddam’s crimes, our intention is not to libel him but to remind the people of life under his tyranny. He changed the face of the small village of Dijail and killed many of its people. The same thing happened in Halabja, where he destroyed whole villages and displaced their people. The plan was the same, only the executors and weapons used were different. The similarity between these two crimes reflects the criminal ideology that Saddam believed in. He was possessed by a love of destruction. That is why he invaded Kuwait and tried to destroy both the city and its people. No evidence is needed to convict him, because his crimes are apparent to the whole Iraqi nation, who could bear witness against him and his regime.