Saddam put on show in a display of hypocrisy

THE elation of the Americans and British at the capture of Saddam Hussein did not surprise me, and neither did the hypocrisy shown by the so-called coalition of the willing. I remember not so long ago American and British outrage at the appearance of US prisoners on Iraqi television.

However, the Americans seem to see nothing wrong with beaming pictures of their new captive in degrading circumstances such as being made to undergo medical tests for the camera.

As usual, in accordance with American and British rules of war, double standards apply.