Join host Miles Mercer as he unravels Saddam Hussein's explosive trial—a chaotic tribunal where a tyrant transformed his prosecution into political theater. Explore the backroom deals, legal landmines, and impossible questions surrounding one of history's most controversial attempts at justice.

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Miles Mercer examines whether Saddam Hussein should have faced an international tribunal instead of Iraq's U.S.-funded court. We explore leaked diplomatic transcripts, discuss legitimacy concerns raised by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, and analyze the geopolitical forces that shaped history's most controversial war crimes trial.

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Miles Mercer examines Saddam Hussein's 2004–2006 trial for the Dujail massacre, exploring how the deposed Iraqi dictator transformed deeply flawed proceedings into a propaganda platform. From his defiant courtroom performance to assassinated defense lawyers and disputed verdict timing, the episode analyzes what happens when institutional weaknesses allow tyrants to weaponize their own prosecutions against justice itself.

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Host Miles Mercer examines the Iraqi Special Tribunal that tried Saddam Hussein, questioning whether a court created by American occupiers, funded with $128 million in U.S. funds, and operating amid murdered defense lawyers could deliver legitimate justice. The episode explores structural compromises, political timing, and the fundamental tension between victor's justice and rule of law in post-invasion Iraq.

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