Iraq

[jbor]

on 8/2/03 3:28 PM, vze422fs at verizon.net at vze422fs at verizon.net wrote:

>>> First, there are numerous other unjust and murderous regimes out there; so
>>> why select Iraq?
>> 
>> This is such a dud argument. There is not one system of jurisprudence, not
>> one defence attorney, who would even think to countenance a case on this
>> basis: "Your Honour, whether or not my client is guilty is irrelevant. There
>> are many other criminals who are just as guilty who are not being tried in
>> this court, ipso facto it's erroneous and unjust to try my client at this
>> time. I demand that we arraign the prosecutor instead." It's a load of
>> bollocks.
>> 
> Sorry dude, but you're wrong. Selective prosecution is an arguable defense.
> Comes under the heading of equal protection under the law.

Ah, "selective prosecution", that desperate wail of protest in the condemned
man's throat, the bleating cry of the rightfully accused, last refuge and
final trump up the sleeve of the hired charlatan. Effectively, it's an
admission of guilt. It was Milosevic's defence as well, if I recall
correctly.

Go ahead, make your case for Saddam. Show how SC Resolution 1441 is an
instance of "selective prosecution".

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