GOP senator wants Saddam trial this summer, White House non-committal

[CShine]

PHILADELPHIA, United States (AFP) - A Republican US senator said he wanted deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein put on trial this summer, but the White House declined to be pinned down to a time table. Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, accompanying President George W. Bush on a campaign trip to Philadelphia, gave reporters a copy of a draft Senate resolution calling for Saddam to be tried in August, before the November 2 election in which Bush will stand for a second four-year term.

White House spokesman Scott McClellan said, "Obviously we are discussing these issues with the interim government" in Iraq.

"First of all you have to have the transfer of sovereignty before you can turn over detainees like Saddam Hussein," he said. "And the tribunal, we expect, would be making a request at some point after the transfer of sovereignty.

"And we'll discuss those issues with them, but we would like to see him face justice as soon as possible by that tribunal."

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1521&ncid=1278&e=3&u=/afp/20040623/pl_afp/us_iraq_saddam

[daa]

1. Chimpy doesn't believe in that speedy trial crap nt

[physioex]

2. I thought Chimpy was the one to be on trial....EOM

[MrMonk]

3. Kangaroo court

No time to prepare a defense.

[PROUDNWLIBERAL]

4. Imunity for Saddam

Wouldn't it be interesting if Saddam was given imunity for telling all about his relationship with the Reagan, Bush I and Bush II Administrations. Would love to hear that story.

[struggle4progress]

5. kick for a show trial geared to the election schedule

:kick: