What's up with the ICRC? Here's the Manchester Guardian quoting a spokesperson for ICRC

Can or should the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) be telling the US and Iraq to follow the rules or let Saddam go?

In no way should Saddam be let off on a technicality and no international organization should be alluding to such, even in the name of neutrality!!.


And here's what the ICRC statement says at their site a few days later, seemingly a vague bureaucratic backpedaling


What do you think?
And what's the connection with our American Red Cross?

I think we need to support what our American Red Cross does - the blood, the disaster relief, all the great things it does as a volunteer organization. But can we learn exactly how the American Red Cross affiliates and operates within the international organization, and ask how much goes to the ICRC?

The ICRC though certainly trying to be a "neutral" party, shouldn't be above accountability to the donors from the democratic countries, many of whom have sent armies to liberate Iraq and shed blood in that cause. Saddam's capture is a symbol of that victory and Saddam's trial to be decided by his people before the world is a symbol of that victory.

Can they be made aware of one simple truth:
In no way can we have Saddam let off on a technicality!!

If you feel the same way, what can you do?

Here's some email addresses:

bagdad.bag@icrc.org
pres.qva@icrc.org

info@usa.redcross.org (American Red Cross)

secretariat@ifrc.org (Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent)

Let them know of the simple truth:
In no way can we have Saddam let off on a technicality!!