June 30, 2004
Clogged courts?

The latest installment of hand-wringing and self-flagellation over the imperfections of post-Saddam Iraq includes this item:

The country's court system is more clogged than before the war
Did the person who wrote this stop to think that the court system might be busier now than it was during the Saddam era in part because due process takes longer than summary executions?

Posted by Stefan Sharkansky at June 30, 2004 05:14 PM
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Just say a picture of Saddam in one of those clogged Iraqi courts. He's tanned, rested, and ready for the firing squad.

Posted by: Gary B on July 1, 2004 07:12 AM
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