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Our US troops in Iraq and the IDF in Israel have no time to "yawn" as a result of this (hanging) wonderful example of democracy at work ;> (Was there an international trial? the US does stand for something - does it not?) There is only one question here. Who has the oil? It is a very frightening precedent that the United States can invade a country on false pretenses, depose its leader and summarily execute him without an international trial or appeals process. This is about vengeance, not justice, for if it were the latter the existing international norms would have been observed. http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20061229_saddam_hussein_executed/ As an Israeli who was directly attacked by Saddam in 1991, I am pleased. As an American, I am less proud of what took place this morning in Iraq and the fallout for which we - the Western world will now realize. Our we more safe? We didn't need to hang Saddam, he could have died in jail from a stroke or heart attack. History will judge.