What are we to make of Mr. Wil Voitus van Hamme of Blanford Forum, Dorset?
BEFORE the liberation of Iraq Mr. van Hamme and his ilk were not too finicky about bringing Saddam to justice under international law. Why Mr. van Hamme and his ilk thought Saddam well within the pale of international law. What went on in Iraq under Saddam, well, Mr. van Hamme and crew were very busy, too busy to notice, much too busy to raise a fuss. They weren't spending their evenings in a rape room.
"He cannot be tried just by Iraq because his crimes have gone beyond the borders of this country."
And yet, prior to Saddam's capture, Mr. van Hamme and his ilk never acknowledged any of these crimes they are now hot to bring before an "international" court in The Hague.
Lastly, our friends, Mr. van Hamme and his crew, believe voiding the death penalty is a good in itself, beyond the enormity of Saddam's crimes, beyond the findings of justice.
By turns enablers, champions, apologists, and hand-wringers -- what are we to make of Mr. Wil Voitus van Hamme of Blanford Forum, Dorset and his holiday band of jurists?
They are frauds and worse than frauds.
DGB