The New York Times grumbled that while in the best of all possible worlds the Hussein trial might have been 'an exemplary exercise in the rule of law,' the actual court proceeding 'fell somewhere short of that goal.' In indicating the deficiencies, the newspaper provided a sketch of what was, in fact, a grotesque mockery of judicial procedure: 'More seriously, powerful politicians regularly tried to influence the outcome, judges were not allowed to rule impartially, and defense lawyers were denied security measures and documents they need.' ('Denied security measures' was the Times' diplomatic allusion to the assassination of three defense lawyers in the course of the proceedings.)
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