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You know, it's interesting that Steve Brust writes about both oil painting and assassination in such a way that I think, "Wow, that does sound rather fun."

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Man, you know what would have been really cool? If Saddam Hussein had gotten a trial in which due process was followed and a full account of his crimes was made, both during the period in which the Reagan administration was buddy-buddy with him and afterwards. I think that would have been just peachy-keen! A real-live war-crimes trial, golly! Too bad about it being a cop-out trial on a relatively minor incidence of his heinousness in order to save American face. Also too bad about those death-threats to the defense attorneys (and hey, didn't a few of them actually get killed?). Also too bad about that due process--I believe I heard that political (as opposed to, ah, judicial) authorities denied his appeal before the judge handed down the sentence.

Man, are we the best ever at spreading democracy, or what? That worked out great. Rule of law, woo!

(And I join with J-Ro in pointing out that this is not fucking professional wrestling.)