Little Saddam

Anyone stopping by this site has probably seen this already, but in case you haven't, here's the short version: Iyad Allawi is alleged to have allowed himself the Saddamian privilege of being judge, jury, and executioner for at least six suspects in detention, just days before he became the "interim, semi-autonomous president" of "semi-autonomous Iraq." To which I'll say, if this is true, then indeed, the speculation that Bush has been looking for Saddamism without Saddam is right on target. Henry Kissinger would be proud.

Thus far, the story has only appeared in Australian media, but it'll be interesting to see if one, it's true, and two, if it is, whether or not the rest of the media will pick it up. As far as Allawi is concerned, this type of behavior wouldn't surprise me in the slightest--after all, the guy worked for Hussein AND the CIA (for whom he apparently blew up schoolkids--how charming).