A Shame (EN)

This piece of news is an illustration of how wrong things may sometimes go under the label of "justice" in today's world.

To recap:
- the US invades Iraq on false pretenses of links to Al Qaeda and weapons of mass destruction; in the process, it topples Saddam Hussein's dictatorial regime under which Iraqis had been suffering for many years;
- the invasion war is followed by occupation and a bloody civil war, during which tens of thousands of innocent Iraqis are killed, many at the hands of US troops and security contractors under the label of "collateral victims"; scores others suffered injuries and abuse;
- under a new Administration, the US eventually decides to pull out from Iraq and announces the end of combat operations;
- and now Iraq (which has been in a politically fragile situation and without a legitimate post-elections government for months) is pressed into agreeing to compensate american victims of Saddam's regime.