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Saddam On Trial CSPAN Clips
I have uploaded clips from my CSPAN Book TV appearance. Below is a guide to when I appear on each clip, and the topics discussed.

In Clip 1
5:30 – 9:23
- Overview of our Book & the Tribunal

15:10- End
- Why conduct one of these trials
- Overview of some witness testimony
- Issues of reconciliation

In Clip 20:01- 2:54
- Saddam’s Psychological Profile
- Outbursts & Chaos in the Courtroom
- Saddam’s “A Few Good Men” moment
- Satellite Imagery Evidence

6:36-9:14
- Independence of the tribunal
- Acquittal of a defendant
- Death penalty debate
- International Human Rights standards
- Timeliness of the tribunal

13:21-15:28
Q&A
- What will Saddam’s execution mean for other trials?
- Procedural techniques to avoid execution

In Clip 30:00-1:28
- International Human Rights for Saddam, but not for average Iraqi
- Universality of Human Rights
- Outreach efforts, failures, and need for context

7:54-8:54
- Capacity issues
- Defense Office capacity
- stand-by counsel
- Former AG Clark as defense counsel

10:06-11:22
- De-B’athification

In Clip 40:41-1:53
- The direct immediate impact of the IHT

8:08-9:49
- How were tribunal rules legitimized and incorporated into Iraqi law

11:37-12:18
- Why start with Dujail case?

15:20- End
- Lessons learned, and improvements for future trials

In Clip 5
0:00-0:34
- Motion Practice

4:24 – 5:22
- Was the verdict politically timed verdict?
Posted by Greg McNeal on March 5, 2007 at 7:01pm