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MONDAY February 23, 2004 - Subscribe - Contact Us - Rate Card Valley&State Backpage O&E Sports Archives Classifieds Faith&Beliefs Obituaries Revels December 27, 2003 Saddam should stand trial, by jury of peers If there is a guiding principle to be found when weighing the options regarding Saddam Hussein, it is this: He must be tried for his crimes by and before Iraqis. While technical disagreements over the timing of Saddam's trial and the precise manner in which it is to be conducted must be worked out, the essential fact of a trial before Saddam's own citizens seems to be gaining widespread acceptance. As it should. Saddam has much to answer for, obviously. And to lots of plaintiffs. Saddam tried to assassinate the current president's father, George Herbert Walker Bush, while he was president. He provided training facilities for terrorists. For those and many other crimes, George W. Bush has a legitimate reason for seeking to try Saddam before an American tribunal. But, appropriately, the president says he is determined to defer this nation's judgment of Saddam to the Iraqis. The resonating effect of Saddam's capture is spreading. Without a resolution of Saddam's fate, Iraq could not proceed beyond his shadow. It could not hold out hope of becoming a safe place. And with the Middle East's most destabilizing force still on the loose, that entire volatile region would remain in flux. His capture gives some semblance of peace there a chance. Iraq remains a dangerous place, of course. But the capture of Saddam and the slow progress toward his legal disposition will help make it a safer, better place. - The Arizona Republic, Phoenix DailyTidings.com Home Page Valley&State | Backpage | O&E | Sports | Archives | Weather | Classifieds Columnists | Faith&Beliefs | Obituaries | Revels | Subscribe | Contact Us Copyright 2004 Ashland Daily Tidings and Ottaway Newspapers All Rights Reserved Site Search: A new improved archive search is coming! Look for it in mid-February! .:Advertisements:. RESOURCES - ODOT Road Cams