#3 Not really. They want the cases to be complete, and done to high standards of evidence, with procedure that's world class, in a way that tells the story for Iraqis and the world to hear. This entails a lot -- training (judges, clerks, prosecutors, forensic techs, on and on), gathering of evidence (try mass graves, millions of documents to be screened, witnesses to be interviewed), all in an environment where tribunal staff live secretively, in fear for their lives (oh, and hassled by politicians from the national assembly trying to futz around with the whole process for their own reaons).
Summary execution was richly merited, of course. But both the Iraqis and the coalition want full exploitation of the value of these trials for the strategic value they hold (internally and externally).
Inside word says there will be developments in the next few days.
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