New York Times - December 17, 2003, Wednesday
EDITORIAL DESK
EDITORIAL DESK
How to Treat a Vanquished Foe
The arrest of a sadistic megalomaniac like Saddam Hussein is cause for celebration (front page, Dec. 15), but I'm mystified why the United States government is so selective in its attentions.
Idi Amin, the butcher of Uganda, died recently after a long, luxurious exile provided by our dear friends the Saudis.
And Augusto Pinochet, whose dictatorship led to the torture and murder of thousands of Chileans, is living in retirement.
There must be some reason we are so obsessed with Saddam Hussein -- perhaps something to do with Iraq's unusual geology?
Published: 12 - 17 - 2003 , Late Edition - Final , Section A , Column 5 , Page 38
To the Editor:
DAVID HAYDEN
Wilton, Conn., Dec. 15, 2003
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