THE TRIAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN

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The trial of Saddam Hussein marks the first time since the UN was created that a head of state has been put on trial by an invading, occupying power. This book seeks to draw public attention to the threat these precedent poses to developing nations worldwide, and to its distortive influence on the further evolution of international law.

Al-Ani documents the trail of illegalities marking the destruction of Iraq at the hands of the US and UK, from the genocidal sanctions of the 1990s, the US State Department pre-invasion planning that commenced in 2001, and the 2003 invasion, to the setting up and proceedings of the tribunal that swiftly dispatched Saddam Hussein.

“For those who like to know both sides of any story, Abdul Haq al-Ani’s book is a worthwhile if heavy-going read….The author shows, in great detail, and with convincing supporting evidence, that while the Tribunal was intended to promote the image of a triumphant Iraq democracy, the Americans were actually in control of all stages of Saddam’s trial…For Bush, Blair and those who let loose war, Abdul Haq al-Ani’s book is uncomfortable reading.”

Tam Dalyell, former Senior Member of Parliament, Labour Party, United Kingdom in The Oldie, January, 2009.

 

 

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SYNOPSIS

The trial of Saddam Hussein marks the first time since the UN was created that a head of state has been put on trial by an invading, occupying power. This book seeks to draw public attention to the threat these precedent poses to developing nations worldwide, and to its distortive influence on the further evolution of international law.

Al-Ani documents the trail of illegalities marking the destruction of Iraq at the hands of the US and UK, from the genocidal sanctions of the 1990s, the US State Department pre-invasion planning that commenced in 2001, and the 2003 invasion, to the setting up and proceedings of the tribunal that swiftly dispatched Saddam Hussein.

While the Tribunal was intended to promote the image of a triumphant Iraqi democracy, the US was actually in control of all stages of the trial. It drafted the Tribunal’s Statute; determined the trial venue and what charges would be brought; researched, compiled, stored, and prevented access to evidence and documentation; selected and trained the judges, and micro-managed the proceedings.

The trial itself was so farcical as to provoke international condemnation. International human rights groups, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, as well as UN bodies such as the Working Group on Arbitrary Detention and the High Commissioner for Human Rights, have stated that the Iraqi Special Tribunal and its legal process does not meet international standards for a fair trial.

The behavior of the United States and its allies sets an ugly precedent for its  intervention in other targeted states.   This detailed examination reveals how the ‘New World’ is in fact being ‘ordered’.  It presents a terrifying prospect of ruthless dictatorship, deprivation of independence, and removal of the human right to justice.  It lays bare the level of deception, hypocrisy, and flagrant flouting of even its own laws to which the U.S. was willing to resort  in order to achieve its objective:  the subjugation of a sovereign nation.

Book Details

Publish Date

2008

Page Count

421

ISBN

978-0-932863-58-4

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eBook, Paperback

Author

Abdul Haq Al-Ani

Reviews

4 reviews for THE TRIAL OF SADDAM HUSSEIN

  1. KIM PETERSEN, Dissident Voice

    “even though the book profoundly, cogently, and ¬ on its face ¬ irrefutably exposes the injustice of the trial of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and his co-defendants, it exposes much, much more… The Trial of Saddam Hussein is densely packed with legal arguments (though eminently readable and comprehensible) and fastidious conclusions, and a simple book review cannot do justice… ”
    KIM PETERSEN, Dissident Voice, December 17, 2008.

  2. DAVID MACGREGOR, Professor of Sociology, King’s University College,

    “[F]or the real story of the ‘criminal behavior of the United States, its foreign lobbyists and its partisans in this historic trial’, knowledgeable readers will always turn to Al-Ani’s immensely sobering exposé.”
    DAVID MACGREGOR, Professor of Sociology, King’s University College, University of Western Ontario, in
    Lobster 56.

  3. JOHN QUIGLEY, Professor of international law and human rights law,

    “fascinating reading. One need not agree with, or even follow, each and every one of his assertions to find his book a penetrating analysis of Iraq’s place in the world and of the Saddam Hussein trial in particular.”
    JOHN QUIGLEY, Professor of international law and human rights law, Ohio State University in Synthesis/Regeneration: A Magazine of Green Social Thought, Winter 2009.

  4. TAM DALYELL, former Senior Member of Parliament, Labour Party

    “For those who like to know both sides of any story, Abdul Haq al-Ani’s book is a worthwhile if heavy-going read….The author shows, in great detail, and with convincing supporting evidence, that while the Tribunal was intended to promote the image of a triumphant Iraq democracy, the Americans were actually in control of all stages of Saddam’s trial…For Bush, Blair and those who let loose war, Abdul Haq al-Ani’s book is uncomfortable reading.”
    TAM DALYELL, former Senior Member of Parliament, Labour Party, United Kingdom in The Oldie, January, 2009.

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