The Day Liberty Lost Her Scales and Justice was Sentenced to Death by Hanging

Today is the day Liberty lost her scales and it is unlikely that the balance of Justice will ever be reached again wherever America lays its hands upon. That Saddam Hussein is guilty of crimes against the Iraqi people there can be little doubt. However, the trial that was instigated by the Americans and encouraged by a small group of former Iraqis who had lived outside Iraq there can be little doubt either. This has not been a trial of justice but a trial of politics, and despite the guilty verdict of death by hanging given to Saddam Hussein, it is in fact Justice that has been sentenced and Justice that will die by hanging.

Although the trial took place in Iraq, and was dressed up to look as though it was run by Iraqis, for Iraqis, in reality this trial was a farce, a showcase to please a select few. It was not authentic representation of a genuine Justice that covered and served all the Iraqi people. Did not even come remotely close to being this. It was show, a farce, puppets dancing on the end of strings to American political and certain Iraqi wishes, motivated by politics and for revenge.

Justice is not dying on the question of evidence, or lack of it, or on that of guilt or innocence. Justice is dying for the way the trail has been set up, run and manipulated. Justice is dying because it had nothing to do with real Justice. Justice is dying because it is not Saddam Hussein who has been sentenced to death by hanging but Justice.

Three Defending lawyers were shot dead and others intimidated, the first judge resigned because he did not like what was going on, the second judge who took over was then “removed” because he had been a former member of the Baath party and therefore was said not to be impartial, but then the third Judge who was “appointed” had family members who had been gassed by Saddam Hussein forces and was most certainly not impartial.

And this is being called Justice!

There was political interference, during the first year Saddam Hussein had no legal representation, and when representation was finally given to him it had great trouble in even trying to do so, and Saddam Hussein was held in prison by the Americans and not by the Iraqis. And as an Amnesty International person said: "The independence and impartiality of the court was impugned.

This is truly the day that Liberty lost her scales and Justice was sentenced to death by hanging!

But Liberty had been losing her scales and justice had been dying right from the start.

The illegal invasion of Iraq by America and the UK and other allies. People arrested illegally and held in illegal detention centres, secret prisons, torture and abuse of prisoners and innocent civilians, the deaths of thousands of innocent people…….the list goes on and on.

Liberty no longer holds the scales and Justice is as good as dead!

Never again will we be able to look toward America as representing Justice and liberty and freedom and honesty and all the other virtues we might once have valued America representing in a democratic and free world.

America today is no longer democratic or free to the outside world.

The policies and leadership of George W. Bush has destroyed the scales of Liberty and sentenced Justice to hang!

And this is being called Justice! A victory for Justice!

It is the day that Justice bows its head in shame as it walks to the gallows through the rubble of the broken scales!

And how many others will die or be imprisoned because of this?

So thank you Mr Blair (and Mr Bush)

Why were British soldiers dressed as Arabs? Up to no good, playing dirty games, spies? Well whatever the reason we can be pretty sure that it will not be a good one, never mind the questions of ethics or legality? This is the kind of thing that (Bush and) Blair has got the UK (and the rest of the world) into. The two Arab disguised soldiers get caught in a police control but instead of just surrendering they have a shoot out with the Iraqi police? Taken to the police station/jail they are then broken out of this jail by British tanks, armoured cars, gun ships and goodness knows what else. This is the kind of thing Blair (Bush) has got the UK into.

If you or I were arrested by the police in the UK and some (suspected) incorrect action was carried out by the police while we are under arrest (as so often does happen) we can be sure that the British Judicial system would be severe in its reactions if a bunch of our colleges and friends decided to break down the wall of the jail to release us. It would make little difference if we argued that we were doing it only because in our view the police were acting incorrectly or even dangerously and we were only acting in extreme concern for our arrested friend. Yet the British (and American?) army apparently has its own rules of law and these laws seem to differ greatly to those we have to abide by. These army laws also seem to bend into which ever shape fits the armies own needs at any particular moment. Criminals must be very jealous. The rest of us just have to hope that should we carry out similar acts that our sentence would not be too long. Of course there is also the great risk that Blair might also quickly bring in some so-called terrorist law that covered our misdeeds and these new laws would send us away to jail (not to be rescued by army tanks or friends) for a very long period of time, possibly even without trial. No doubt the government would present all kinds of records of our personal emails, website visits, and video recordings of our movements to back up their claims and the need for such stiff sentences (without trial).

But the British (and American) army? Well they (along with Bush and Blair) can do what they like. Some law to cover any wrong actions will be found (or quickly passed into law) or some convincing (sounding) reason will be found (how about the police were studying books on how to make a nuclear bomb, or even better were starting to make one, or simply that the soldiers had been handed over to militants?).

Let’s not forget that it goes without saying that whatever reason the two British soldiers were dressed in Arab clothes was surely in the best interest of the Iraqi people and the safety of the rest of the world. That whatever actions were being done by these two disguised British soldiers was in the best interests of us all (everywhere in the world), so in the best interest of us all the British army did have to break down the wall of the police station (or jail) to rescue them. Instead of condemning such actions we should be praising them (and Bush and Blair of course since they are the responsible persons)! Even if the rumours are true that the two soldiers were carrying out terrorist actions which could then be blamed on terrorist organisations, well, even if these accusations deem to be true we must remember that they were done in our own best (world) interest. And even though we will never know the true reasons lets not forget to be grateful all the same! So thank you Mr Blair (and Mr Bush).