Foreign Correspondence

[Amaunet]

Iraq has a colonial administration, there are no elected authorities and the constitution is provisional, there is no way the trial can be legitimate.

Eventually this sore will fester. However if they wait until all legalities are met then Bush probably will not be able to use the trial to suit his purpose, a boost in ratings.

If they try Saddam legally then the involvement of the United States as an accessory to Hussein’s crimes will surface. And that must be hidden at all costs.

No they won’t catch on they are still watching Saturday Morning Cartoons in black and white.

They will have their show.

-Am

And after noon the well-dressed creatures come

To sniff among the dead

And have their lunch

And all the many well-dressed creatures pluck

The swollen avocados from the dust

And stir the minestrone with stray bones

And after lunch

They loll and lounge about

Decanting claret in convenient skulls - Pinter