"Oh, he's a monster. Pure psychopath. So rare to capture one alive."

It's just a guess, but the trial of Saddam Hussein may go a long way towards making Iraq a much better place.

But, as with all healing, the wounds still fester, and need cleansing from time to time:

Why do you think the trial was fine? It was pathetically weak and you cannot imagine the pain I felt when I saw the bloody murderer being allowed to speak and to defy the court. I could see the smiles on the faces of the BaÂ’athists and the Arab mercenary who speak of Saddam as a brave lion, havenÂ’t you heard what Raghad said on Al-Arabiya? She said: I never saw a greater or a braver father.

She killed me again, killed me and my mother whom Saddam stole her life. I was small when my dad was murdered but I see sadness in my motherÂ’s eyes everyday, that woman had to bury her father, brother and husband.
I cannot celebrate justice now because to me justice means that Saddam must be cut into pieces and burned with his gang and familyÂ…justice means that the suffer like we suffered.

More:

You know, we never thought of carrying arms and fighting, we were good citizens serving the country with the knowledge and degrees we earned with hard work and we never imagined we would be forced one day to carry arms and battle the BaÂ’athists in the mountains and deserts but itÂ’s Saddam and his oppressive regime that left us with no other choiceÂ…
IÂ’m telling you this and IÂ’m free again and IÂ’m proud of what I and my family did while that miserable coward is sitting in a cage and about o beg for mercy.

Yes I do feel that justice is winningÂ….

This is why it is a pointless exercise, both in brain power and in time, to read the Mainstream Media's coverage of Saddam's trial.

The AP doesn't talk to these people, Reuters doesn't talk to these people, none of them do.

The Internet in general, and bloggers in particular, are the ones getting stories like this out. It's intrepid souls like Mohammed and Omar doing it. It's people like Jane, championing the plight of Yemenis, like Stefania, and Bridget going to bat for Iranians.

The folly of today's dictator is that they love shiny new technology, but are unable to comprehend that that very technology may lead to their downfall. No longer do the oppressors control the printing press, for once the first computer is hooked into the 'net, the world becomes the printing press. And no dictator in history has ever succeeded in conquering the entire world.

Totalitarian thugs aren't going to be defeated from those of us commenting on their actions from the outside looking in, although we can do our part by helping to spread the word. They are going to be defeated by those brave souls who dare to speak the truth from within.

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