What is at stake in the trial of Saddam Hussein, which is set to begin on October 19? Coming just four days after the referendum on Iraq’s constitution and touted as a “constitutional moment” akin to the trials of Kings Charles X and Louis XVI, the proceedings are supposed to help advance Iraq’s transition from tyranny to democracy.
定于10月19日开始的对萨达姆的审判有何不妥？在伊拉克宪法全民公决之后仅4天就举行的这场审判被鼓吹为可与查理十世和路易十六的审判相提并论的“宪法时刻”。该审判的进程据称能帮助伊拉克推进从暴政向民主的转变。果真会如此吗？