The trial

I can't believe the media fell all over Operation Iraqi Freedom and neglected to follow up with the biggest reason why we went into Iraq: to put a despot on trial. Iraq The Model has the latest. Some highlights:

...[T]his time he [Saddam] was officially charged with forcing the "Faily" Kurds (the Shea't Kurds) out of the country and confiscating all their belongings.

The families were abandoned near the Iranian borders and they had to walk through minefields and that was the way many of them lost their lives or got injured.
Moreover, thousands were thrown in Saddam's jails and till now, the fate of many of them is still unknown.

This next anecdote is one of the main reasons I read this blog now: these guys can truthfully say they have been affected by Saddam firsthand, whether directly or indirectly through acquaintances. How many journalists can claim that? This is the beauty of the blogosphere.

I recall that when I was a kid, I had a friend named Amjad and we used to play soccer together in the street in our old neighborhood but one day Amjad stopped showing up and I missed my friend who was the only son for his parents.
I asked about him but I didn't understand the answer when I was told that Amjad and his parents were "moved".
"Where to?" was my question, "to Iran" my father answered.

I don't know what happened to Amjad and his family after that but today, I'm sure they feel happy.

As they should.

More follow-ups as the trial unfolds.