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Durbin: Bring Saddam Before Iraqi Tribunal

By AP / Matt Sepic, KWMU

Carbondale, IL – Durbin says it's too early to tell if the resistance will cease.

The Democrat spoke to reporters in Carbondale, Illinois on Sunday before a memorial service for former senator Paul Simon.

Durbin said the world will be watching how the U.S. treats Saddam, and it's important that he be brought before a credible Iraqi war tribunal that doesn't appear to be stacked against him:

"The world will watch how we deal with Saddam Hussein; whether our respect for law would just be words, or really be demonstrated in the way that he is treated," Durbin said.

"Whether he is brought for a fair trial before a tribunal; held accountable...those are things, I think, that will measure our leadership in the world."

Durbin says it's too soon to tell whether the capture will help President Bush politically.

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