Salam Witnessing the defiance of Saddam Hussein on TV during the first trial for his alleged 'sin' towards humanity, the article in the following in the Hindustan Times newspapare might give some clues why this show of defiance was there. At the same time, a question is raised that to what extend does the state have the legitimacy to put coercive approach towards its subject.
A quote from the article: ...that Saddam had no option but to be a brutal ruler. It meant that only brutal men like Saddam, who did not shrink from using excessive force, could rise to the top in Iraq. In short, Saddam did not create his Iraq; Iraq created Saddam. It's anyone's guess that different yardsticks are used to justify this approach. Salam Qisa'i New Delhi for the complete article: http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1525318,00120001.htm ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Help save the life of a child. Support St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. http://us.click.yahoo.com/ons1pC/lbOLAA/E2hLAA/BRUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> *************************************************************************** Berdikusi dg Santun & Elegan, dg Semangat Persahabatan. Menuju Indonesia yg Lebih Baik, in Commonality & Shared Destiny. http://www.ppi-india.org *************************************************************************** __________________________________________________________________________ Mohon Perhatian: 1. Harap tdk. memposting/reply yg menyinggung SARA (kecuali sbg otokritik) 2. Pesan yg akan direply harap dihapus, kecuali yg akan dikomentari. 3. Reading only, http://dear.to/ppi 4. Satu email perhari: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 5. No-email/web only: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 6. kembali menerima email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ppiindia/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
