Andreas Ramos wrote: "The trial was still ongoing. The idea of 'declaring him guilty' on one item and hanging him before concluding the trial is a legal farce." Read the article again. To help you, look for the following: "The ex-dictator was hanged after being found guilty in an earlier trial of the killing of 148 Shia Muslims in the town of Dujail, but many Kurds were disappointed that he was executed before facing justice for his role in the al-Anfal campaign, which was numerically the most serious of his crimes and one which drew horror and revulsion around the world." Note the reference to 'earlier trial'. I am continually amazed at the degree to which ideological commitments impair reading comprehension. Sincerely, Phil Enns Glen Haven, NS ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html