[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 59 (Friday, April 11, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Page S5335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             WAR CRIMINALS

  Mr. KYL. Madam President, I rise in support of the goal of this 
nonbinding resolution, which is to promote bringing Saddam Hussein and 
his war criminals to justice.
  In reading the language of the resolution, I note that it does not 
preclude the United States itself from detaining or from prosecuting 
Iraq war offenders of any nationality before a United States military 
tribunal or some other American-arranged forum.
  It also does not preclude a new Iraqi government from prosecuting 
these criminals in an Iraqi tribunal if it is deemed that this is 
feasible and likely to result in substantial justice. The resolution 
also does not in any way mandate constitution of an international 
tribunal, something which the United States should oppose, as it would 
preclude the death penalty.
  With this understanding, I support the resolution.

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