Iraqi Tribunal Sentences Saddam Hussein to Hang

Fox News ^ | November 05, 2006 | AP

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein and two other men were convicted and sentenced Sunday to death by hanging for war crimes in the 1982 killings of 148 people in the town of Dujail, as the former leader, trembling, shouted "God is great!"

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After the verdict was read, Saddam yelled out, "Long live the people and death to their enemies. Long live the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!"

Clashes immediately broke out in north Baghdad's heavily Sunni Azamiyah district.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I'm new so I hope this comes out well.

I'd like to think this sentence will be carried out judiciously.

[Biscuit85]

Just about time

[hsalaw]

I'd like to think this sentence will be carried out judiciously.

And expeditiously.

[GSlob]

''I'd like to think this sentence will be carried out judiciously."
The point is not so much eliminating saddam [that could have been achieved during his capture] as doing so in a manner most humiliating to saddam and - more importantly - to saddamism. The least they could do is to hang him with panties on his head instead of a sack.

[CathyC]

Second time around for Saddam. Sentenced to death in the 50s too. No doubt his being dead will fix everything. zzzzz

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I like the way you think.

[advance_copy]

Hey Saddam, how's it hangin? Can you hang on to this? I gotta go now, sorry to leave you hangin, Saddam. Hang in there.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

And expeditiously.

And perspicaciously!

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

No CathyC, it won't fix everything, but will it remove a mass murderer from thae world and it will be a monumental symbol of victory in a land where symbols mean everything.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

So when do they hang Saddam ?

[Yossarian]

May Saddam meet is well earned reward for butchery soon.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I like thie picture of Saddam in the hole when he was capture too.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

I don't know, soon I hope. Like, today.

[armymarinedad]

It's my understanding of Iraqi law that a death sentence is to be carried out within 30 days.

[Prophet in the wilderness]

I was watching Fox News, and you can see clearly that Saddam was shaking like a leaf....

[Cheapskate]

"Dang me Dang me, they oughta taka a rope and hang me

Hang me from the highest treeeeeeee

Momma won't ya weep for me"

Roger Miller

[Prophet in the wilderness]

let's see ? Hmmm ?? 30 days from now, Dec 5 th, ohh well, I will count it as a very early Christmas gift..

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

Maybe, he finally understands that it's about him being hung and his loyalists and supporters can't save him.

[WorkerbeeCitizen]

"It's my understanding of Iraqi law that a death sentence is to be carried out within 30 days."

Do you have a link or anything to support that? I'm very interested.

[BlackbirdSST]

I'm under the impression that there are 11, count them 11, more trials SCHEDULED. As much as I'd like to see him swinging from a rope, I don't think this is going to happen by Tuesday morning. I don't recall when or where I heard about the other trials. Anyone else that knows? Blackbird.