So the Iraqi government executed him, or did they not? After all "American troops escorted him from Camp Cropper, near the Baghdad airport, to Camp Justice, another American base at the heart of the city. " Only then was he handed over to the Iraqis, albeit on American territory. And they stayed within American territory: "Two American helicopters flew 14 witnesses from the Green Zone to the execution site - a former headquarters of the Istikhbarat, the deposed government's much feared military intelligence outfit, now inside the American base. "
Now I am no Arab, just a cynical European, so I would like to know how it can be Iraqi justice if the US is responsible for moving the prisoner and he is ALWAYS in US controlled territory. Who arranged for all these meeting points? Likely to have been the US. And who allowed the Iraqis access? Also the US. So who is likely to have ordained the day? Very likely the US to suit W's political needs. After all it looks so much better if you execute someone over the Christmas holidays, but before the year end, as W had stated that the judgement would take place in 2006.
Another clue as to who ordered the execution is the timing. Yes, it leaves a nasty taste in your mouth, coming so soon after Christmas. But that is nothing compared to the taste left by holding the execution on one of the holiest days of the Arab calendar, Eid al-Adha. It seems unlikely that an Arabic government would have taken such a decision. But as we all know W has no sensitivies , and does not care for Arabs, so defiling one of their holy days just seems to fit his style.
So W has not been able to get hold of his family friend Osama, the alleged no 1 terrorist, even though he had vowed to do so. But he has managed to get rid of a dictator, formerly supported by the US, without a proper trial. He must be breathing a sigh of relief, as this way he avoids embarrassing revelations. Thankfully dead men cannot talk.
