> Christopher Hitchens has more to say on Saddam's chief apologist. (Hat tip: MA.)
> On the subject of Saddam, here's a question for you. Could you write a paragraph like this about him?
For his part Saddam exploited the courtroom with considerable skill. The chance to enjoy television exposure and clash with his accusers gave him a visible adrenaline rush, just as it did for Slobodan Milosevic in The Hague. Men of their type do not stay for years at the pinnacle of power in harsh societies without formidable reserves of aggressive energy. After lonely months of prison-cell boredom, a trial is the best exercise anyone could want. The courtroom puts a proud man back on stage, and challenges him to take charge again.It's a matter of judgement, of course, but... not me.