Crime against humanity

The execution of Saddam Hussain further erodes whatever little credibility the US had in the region. The trial was farcical and exposes the hollowness of US claims of being the custodian of the rule of law. Instead, with the connivance of its stooges in Baghdad, the process of natural justice was flagrantly violated.

This tragic outcome, sends out signals across the world, that leaders who dare cross swords with the US, can meet the same fate. The US concept of fair play and justice is totally one sided. It has supported military dictators like General Pinochet in Chile, and had nothing to say about the massive human rights abuse during his tenure where thousand of people disappeared and mass graves were discovered. Pinochet and many others like him were rewarded by the US for crimes against humanity. And so is Pervez Musharraf , a long time ally of the US, who is never known to be a savior of democracy.

And the countries like Saudi Arabia, Guatemala, and Pakistan to name a few are the countries infamous for their dictatorial and oppressive regimes are the close friends of the US. Probably democracy has a different meaning in the US dictionary of law.

The death of Saddam will lead to further instability in the region. In fact it is devious plot by the US to break the whole country into pieces so that they can easily occupy the Iraqi oil fields and can have their presence in the middle-east.

The lesson from Iraq for relatively weaker nations is to resolve their conflicts themselves without creating space for outside intervention. Given the fact of US hegemony, any kind of adventurism on the part of smaller nations can be counter productive. Saddam Hussain was at fault when he invaded Kuwait, but he did not deserve this fate. If his fate was decided after a fair trial the consequences would have been much less damaging.

Iraq is an example how a socially liberal secular regime is not acceptable to the US and oil interests. Despite his faults, Saddam Hussain has done much for women’s emancipation and education in Iraq. No other state in the region, with the exception of Syria has done this. It is quite certain that the US will never allow a liberal democratic regime to emerge in the region. Who are the friends of the US here? The states which have no democracy.

Saddam Hussain was no noble man. But George Bush has killed more innocent people in the last three years than Saddam Hussain did in his lifetime. If Saddam can be tried for crime against humanity then why not Bush, Dick Chiney and their long time accomplice Tony Blair can be tried for the same? After all it’s the same pain people have to suffer before their death. And given the present situation in Iraq , peace is in no near horizon. And after the US invasion of Iraq 650000 civilians have been killed. Is oil costlier than blood?

Hope the US foreign policy become more humane and friendly in the coming year. The American common people should know that non-Americans are also called Homo sapiens.