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Saturday, December 30, 2006 12:00 AM

Saddam: The death of a dictator

Through the bumbling of the U.S.-backed regime, justice becomes revenge, and a despot becomes a martyr.
By Juan Cole

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  • Friday, December 29, 2006 08:55 PM

    Shock and Awe

    "The political ineptitude of the tribunal, from start to finish, was astonishing."

    The political ineptitude of this entire enterprise has been astonishing. Politics is said to be the art of compromise. To men like Bush and Saddam, it isn't any sort of art. Rather, it is about "victory," "winning," and control. By any means necessary. Shock and Awe and blunt force trauma.

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