Will Saddam be “Noreigasized?”

[KansDem]

I was thinking about the impending Saddam trial and wondering about the pattern of actions involving the Bush Family and puppet dictators. Consider Manual Noreiga:

The Drug Trial
Noriega was flown to the U.S. and tried on eight counts of drug trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering in April 1992. Administration critic Noam Chomsky has claimed that the US knew about Noriega's involvement in drug trafficking since at least 1972, and knew that Noriega had stolen previous elections, but allowed all of this to occur over the years, retaining Noriega on the CIA payroll, until it was clear in 1989 that Noriega was no longer controllable by the US. His trial was held in Miami, Florida.

The prosecution presented a case that has been criticized by numerous observers. The prosecution's case was completely reworked several times, as problems developed with the witnesses, whose stories contradicted one another. The U.S. Attorney negotiated deals with 26 different drug felons, including Carlos Lehder, who were given leniency, cash payments, and allowed to keep their drug earnings, in return for testimony against Noriega. Several of these witnesses had been arrested by Noriega for drug trafficking in Panama. Some witnesses later recanted their testimony, and agents of the CIA, DEA, DIA, and the Israeli Mossad who were knowledgeable about Central American drug trafficking have publicly charged that the trial was trumped up. Noriega was found guilty and sentenced on September 16, 1992, to 40 years in prison for drug and racketeering violations. His sentence was reduced to 30 years in 1999, making Noriega eligible for parole in 2006.

In 1999 the Panamanian government sought the extradition of Noriega to face murder charges in Panama, as he had been found guilty in absentia in 1995.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Manuel-Noriega


So let’s look at the similarities, shall we?
:wtf: Both Manuel and Saddam achieved power with the help of the US;
:wtf: Both M&S were supported by the US and assisted US interests;
:wtf: Both M&S “strayed” from the script while a Bush was President;
:wtf: Both M&S were “captured” by Bushes, using the US military;
:wtf: Both M&S were/will be tried on the very “crimes” that the US chose to overlook at the time he was committing them.

Manuel is serving a sentence in US federal prison. He is eligible for parole in 2006, however Panama has asked for extradition so he can stand trial there for murder. Will Saddam suffer a similar fate?

Summary: If you're a third-world dictator, be careful in doing business with the Bush Family.

[LynnTheDem]

1. If you're a 3rd world citizen, don't allow your country to do ANY

business with America. For any reason. Under any guise. Whatsoever. Period.