""Three women were among the 21 people executed within one day in Iraq, last Monday. It was followed, two
days later, by the reported execution of five more people. The number of people
executed since the start of this year is now at least 96 and they are not the
only ones. The UN special rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary
executions, Christof Heyns, said: "I am appalled about the level of executions in Iraq. I deeply
deplore the executions carried out this week, and am particularly alarmed about
continuing reports of individuals who remain at risk of execution."
(...)
"The so-called "war on terror" reformulated many aspects of world politics
and state accountability has become the first victim of that war. It has
acquired variable meanings with highly selective application. Therefore, some
governments have "enjoyed" immunity, no matter how brutally they have behaved
against their own or other people. The Iraqi regime is one of them.""
