Saddam should be put on trial. A special war crimes’ tribunal should be established for the trial of all the Iraqi officials (who have blood on their hands) associated with Saddam regime. Do you notice how those tyrants who glorify “martyrdom” and who so casually send people to their death, like this man, are so keen to stay alive? They worship life for themselves, and order death to their people all so casually. Saddam used to order that Iraqi soldiers on the front lines who did not advance under the most perilous conditions be shot on the spot? Many Iraqis wanted him (and still want him) dead. But I think that he should go through the humiliation of watching the Iraqi popular disgust with him, and his regime. He should be made to watch every movie that Tony Danza ever starred in, and every speech that John Kerry ever made. Let the TV in his cell only show those two people. No entertainment. He needs to see the faces of his victims and surviving relatives of his victims at his trial. The trial, however, should not be entrusted to this puppet council. There are members of this puppet council (like Iyad `Allawi) who were part of this brutal regime, and they should also face trial. International human rights groups have expressed concern over the recent announcement of the creation of a war crimes’ tribunal by the puppet council.The council even invoked the laws of 1958, which were the same laws that Saddam and the Ba`th later used for their show trials. I say that UN or International Criminal Court (the latter is still opposed by the US) should be in charge of this trial, and Iraqi civil society and victims’ groups in Iraq should be consulted about the procedures. The trial has to be credible to be part of the truth commission that we need for Iraq. I want Saddam to speak in his trial: he should tell us about all those who should be stained with their association with his regime. I want to hear about his friendship with Jacque Chirac (who reportedly used to receive funds from Saddam back in the 1970s—reportedly); he should point to us those in the puppet council who were his co-conspirators; he should report to us about his meeting with Donald Rumsfeld—not to be confused with Wolf Blitzer—back in 1983; he should also tell us about those Arab journalists and professors (many of whom now preach about democracy and human rights) who received funds from his regime over the years. Finally, I am afraid that the US occupation will now indulge itself in illusions. They will now convince themselves that occupation will now be found to be pleasurable and enjoyable by Iraqis now that Saddam has been captured. Occupation will be rejected with or without Saddam. By the way, how vain of Saddam that he insisted on dying his hair pitch black, even in his hiding place. What’s with that?