tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post4765184776891807499..comments2023-10-19T01:44:50.017+01:00Comments on Liberal Polemic: A lot of nonsense talked about SaddamLiberal Polemichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05002372579024659424noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-55652350199269742292006-12-31T13:54:00.000+00:002006-12-31T13:54:00.000+00:00I've tried to set up a MySpace account, Tim. Belie...I've tried to set up a MySpace account, Tim. Believe my I've tried. It is refusing to cooperate. I've now written to MySpace to ask what is going on. In the meantime I'm obliged to blog back rather than replying.<br /><br />Thanks for adding my comments as a reply. It appears to have poured some fuel onto the fire!Liberal Polemichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05002372579024659424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-66785940023132943692006-12-31T11:41:00.000+00:002006-12-31T11:41:00.000+00:00Tom,
Just to let you know have copied across this...Tom,<br /><br />Just to let you know have copied across this whole topic as a coment to my blog.<br /><br />Hope that is OK.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Tim.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-51103722495817153142006-12-31T10:55:00.000+00:002006-12-31T10:55:00.000+00:00Thomas,
Your belief that all that could come out ...Thomas,<br /><br />Your belief that all that could come out has about western governments involvement with Saddam's regime is trusting to say the least.<br />What about the western observers to the gassing of the Kurds? Proof - none. In fact it is probably not even true. But there is a real possibility that western agencies did not give up this unique opportunity to observe the use of chemical weapons on a mass population.<br /><br />I agree with you in that we will not know more revelations. Any paperwork has been long destroyed. The one man who ran the state with an iron first is now dead. Conspiracy - maybe. Who knows?<br /><br />I think though you are wrong to say it is not our place to criticise another country for the use of the death penalty. I believe we must make clear that the taking of human life is not acceptable to us and as we are the primary cause of the series of actions that have led to this death we should speak up. <br /><br />Finally though we should face the fact that 10,000s of Saddams vicitims have been denied justice or retribution. The Kurdish people are rightly angry about this excecution as for his greatest crime Saddam faces no justice, no trial, no retribution.<br /><br />Anyway thanks for reading the blog. It does only take 1 minute to establish a myspace account and then you can comment directly.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Tim Kent<br /><br />PS thanks for allowing me to comment without having to register :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1859345528889981553.post-84356526069836775722006-12-30T21:21:00.000+00:002006-12-30T21:21:00.000+00:00Hi
I'm not very comfortable with your comment th...Hi <br /><br />I'm not very comfortable with your comment that <i>Notions of justice are not universal but are rooted in cultures.</i> My response to that is <i> " Only to a limited extent, I hope."</i><br /><br />But apart from that, we've invaded Iraq to replace Saddam Hussein who, without wanting to sound hackneyed, has been an evil dictator, and many thousands of people have already died as a result of our actions. The logical consequence of these actions has been his overthrow and sentencing - and the verdict of the Iraqi court was death.<br /><br />In this particular case I won't shed any tears for his demise.Onlinefocus Teamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04380208481112766609noreply@blogger.com