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To: All; Trueblackman

I hope he repented with God, but let's not forget WHY he was executed:

Brainroom: Saddam Hussein's Atrocities

Friday , December 29, 2006




Chronicle of the atrocities committed by Saddam Hussein:

Hussein's regime killed, tortured, raped and terrorized the Iraqi people and its neighbors for over two decades.

Hundreds of thousands of people died as a result of Saddam's actions.

Saddam had approximately 40 of his own relatives murdered.

1980-88: Iran-Iraq war left 150,000 to 340,000 Iraqis and 450,000 to 730,000 Iranians dead.

1983-1988: Documented chemical attacks by Iraqi regime caused some 30,000 Iraqi and Iranian deaths.

1988: Chemical attack on Kurdish village of Halabja killed approximately 5,000 people.

1987-1988: Iraqi regime used chemical agents in attacks against at least 40 Kurdish villages.

1990-91: 1,000 Kuwaitis were killed in Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.

1991: Bloody suppression of Kurdish and Shi'a uprisings in northern and southern Iraq killed at least 30,000 to 60,000. At least 2,000 Kurdish villages were destroyed during the campaign of terror.

2001: Amnesty International report: "Victims of torture in Iraq are subjected to a wide range of forms of torture, including the gouging out of eyes, severe beatings and electric shocks... some victims have died as a result and many have been left with permanent physical and psychological damage."

Human Rights Watch: Saddam's 1987-1988 campaign of terror against the Kurds killed at least 50,000 and possibly as many as 100,000 Kurds.

Refugees International: "Oppressive government policies have led to the internal displacement of 900,000 Iraqis."

Iraq's 13 million Shiite Muslims, the majority of Iraq's population of approximately 22 million, faced severe restrictions on their religious practice.

FBI: Iraqi government was involved in a plot to assassinate former President George Bush during his April 14-16, 1993, visit to Kuwait.

The Iraqi regime has repeatedly refused visits by human rights monitors.

From 1992 until 2002, Saddam prevented the U.N. Special Rapporteur from visiting Iraq.

(Sources: Office of the White House Press Secretary: Life Under Saddam Hussein: Past Repression and Atrocities by Saddam Hussein's Regime; April 4, 2003, [url]http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2003/04/iraq/20030404-1.html;[/url] "Iraq: Crimes Against Humanity," State Department, May 7, 2002, [url]http://usinfo.state.gov/regional/nea/iraq/crimes;[/url] "Iraq: U.S. Alleges Role in Bush Death Plot," Facts on File May 20, 1993; http: [url]www.2facts.com;[/url] [url]http://www.2facts.com/stories/temp/10882temp1993053677.asp[/url])

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9 posted on 12/29/2006 7:40:59 PM PST by Sun (*MERRY CHRISTMAS!* And during this beautiful season, let's all pray for good to win over evil soon!)
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To: Sun
"but let's not forget WHY he was executed: "

Operative word: "JUSTICE"

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15 posted on 12/29/2006 7:46:28 PM PST by bruinbirdman ("Those who control language control minds." -- Ayn Rand)
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To: Sun; Trueblackman; Peach; Lazmataz; Howlin; Calpernia; ALOHA RONNIE; All

The old guard is out tonight about this.


Here's how. Don't let your 2007 let you get caught watching the paint dry. And a better year for the US in 07.


32 posted on 12/29/2006 8:01:05 PM PST by combat_boots (The MSM: State run Democrat media masquerading as corporations)
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It won't be long before the Atzlan website claims Saddam is still alive...

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84 posted on 12/30/2006 10:25:02 AM PST by SunkenCiv (It takes a village to mind its own business. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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