by RAY FLEMING
PRESIDENT Bush has said that he wants the nature of the trial of Saddam Hussein to be a matter for the Iraqi people; he has not said how their wishes will be made known in the absence of any structure for them to express their opinions. Of one thing we can be quite sure, however - that the interest of the United States in the conduct of the trial will be paramount. There are several reasons why Washington will be anxious to keep a tight hold on what charges Saddam faces and the latitude he will have in presenting his defence. Foremost among these is the strong likelihood that the Iraqi President will want to expose the extent to which he received American support in the 1980s when Iraq was using chemical weapons almost daily aganst Iran and Kurdish rebels.
RUMSFELD IN THE 1980s
24/12/2003 00:00
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