His capture and the shots immediately after it were hugely important news, and especially hugely important to Iraq. They were not being released in the spirit of exposing him to insults or to public curiosity except about whether it was in fact him. I don't see a violation of the intent of the Convention here.

But it is the kind of non-issue that is peculiarly liable to be made into a teacup-storm and already is being. I think (from what I have seen) that we are treating him decently.
The first thing we did was make sure he didn't need medical treatment.

I think far more embarrassing is the way the personal opinions of GW have been made into headlines, making him look bloodthirsty.

Maybe he really is, but it is embarrassing to show his fangs to the world -- far more so than showing Hussein's medical check. Pox on both their houses.

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