Interesting...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9230439/

Really? That's...amazing...but why are they calling him by his first name? And why are they talking about him like he's an American? People should realize something: this is an unusual case. He's being tried by a new government for 'crimes' he committed as the leader of the old one. But they technically weren't crimes, were they? He was the government, and they were acts of government. Can a government really commit 'crimes,' per se? He's being tried for breaking generally accepted rules of humanity. But talking about this case in terms of jurisprudence and procedure doesn't quite fit. It's like trying the Nazis at Nuremburg, or trying those who committed genocide in Rwanda. It's nice to try to prove the crimes, for the sakes of appearance and conscience, but really, what are the chances that he'll be found innocent? What are the chances that he'll escape any punishment? He will be punished, because he fought a war and lost. This is not to say that he isn't guilty of unbelievable attrocities. It's not to say that he doesn't deserve punishment. But the facade of formality is a bit unusual.