[Allan]

If I recall correctly, Mussolini was hung by the heels
from a lamppost after being killed

Mussolini and his entourage were captured
fleeing to Switzerland with German soldiers
on the banks of Lago di Como.
Mussolini was disguised in a German uniform
and was lying down on the car seat
with a cap over his face.
His companions said he was drunk.
("Ubraico. Vino.")
The cap was removed and he was instantly recognized.
After a summary trial
he and his mistress were shot
then taken back to Milan
where they were hung upside down in a petrol station
in Piazza Loretto
Huge crowds assembled to spit on them.

[LouisianaJoanof Arc]

Thanks for the history lesson!!!!

[Freeper Lady]

Here's the pics:

http://www.gvn.net/~lowe/mussolini/

[TheDon]

"Saddam Hussein's family have been threatening people with death to stop the regime from collapsing in its final hours"

The end is quite near. The only question is: how will he go down. A Mussolini or a Hitler moment? Or perhaps, he is already burning in h@ll!

[Illbay]

Mussolini's last words to his executioners were "Please, not in the face."

[antaresequity]

If I recall correctly, Mussolini was hung by the heels from a lamppost after being killed

My dad always told me he was hung by his toes...his big toes to be precise...now my dad was a carpenter...not a world geopolitical historian...but its a fact for me cause he said it

[3catsanadog]

And I heard he (Mussolini) had syphillis in addition to the other problems he was faced with at the end of the war.