He will face justice on Earth and in heaven, says acid bath victim

The Times (UK) ^ | 12/16/03 | James Hider

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Mr Al-Obeidi, a polite and gentle man of 63, has been asked by the Iraqi Governing Council and the ministry of human rights to join a group of 25 victims of Saddam’s torture cells to visit the jailed tyrant and confront him with the physical evidence of his brutal regime.

While they are there, they should be allowed to put one of Saddam's legs through one of plastic shredders Uday and Qusay loved so much.

He won't be needing both of them anyway.

[Texas Deer Hunter]

Maybe he can be interviewed by the perky Katie on the Today show.

I'm sure the always perkey Katie will ask him why he would make up such a lie about the noble Saddam.

[McGavin999]

On one of the Iraqi blogs there is a rather lengthy list of Saddam's favorite ways of torturing and killing people. Some of them will literally turn your stomach. You have to wonder what kind of man could even come up with some of the cruel, painful things he did to people.

[Ruth A.]

And some say that all is well because no weapons of mass destruction were found. If only for this man, I am grateful tha Saddahm was found. The unfortunate thing is that Saddahm will never accept responsibility or admit guilt.

[wingnuts'nbolts]

I actually think the beast should be dispatched in a public hanging. Where the whole world watched. Maybe he should summons up some grit and die in a dignified manner, good for the Iraqi's, or grovel all the way, also good for the Iraqi's. He has nothing comming from the people of Iraq, except his demise. The rest of the world and it's leaders can go suck eggs.

[Savage Beast]

"Al-Obeidi...has been asked...to join a group of 25 victims of Saddam’s torture cells to visit the jailed tyrant and confront him with the physical evidence of his brutal regime."

They should confront American "Liberals" and Democrats and European leftists, who, if they had had their way, would have prevented President Bush from liberating Iraq and, through their foolishness, had they had their way, would have left the American people vulnerable to such monsters as Saddam.

[Terriergal]

He will face justice on Earth and in heaven,

Didn't that person mean to say "on Earth and in hell"?

[joesnuffy]

The arab version of Vlad the Impaler will never be fully punished for his terrorism...
This monster would have to die a million deaths and still wouldnt be payment enough for the sum of suffering he has wrought upon his own people

[supercat]

I actually think the beast should be dispatched in a public hanging. Where the whole world watched. Maybe he should summons up some grit and die in a dignified manner, good for the Iraqi's, or grovel all the way, also good for the Iraqi's. He has nothing comming from the people of Iraq, except his demise. The rest of the world and it's leaders can go suck eggs.

I wonder what would happen if the U.S. threatened to hand him over to the Iraqis? If he'd beg for us to keep him instead.

[xp38]

If the trial of Saddam is done correctly and broadcast on tv it will make the reelection of W a lock.

[Saundra Duffy]

Justice!!!!!!

[Ronaldus Magnus]

In order to end all ongoing Iraqi Baathist resistance, may I be the first to propose that like the defeated Gallic King Vercingetorix, Saddam Hussein should be stripped naked, taken to his captors' capital in a cage, tormented for years, and then publically executed in a arena.

[dasboot]

Too fast.

Achilles dragged Hector three times around Troy.

Old cowboy movies had bad guys drug behind horses, a little faster than bad guys could run, for a long time.

Drag him through Kuwait, north through Iraq, finally into the Kurd regions, behind a horse, with an Iraq military escort and a doctor--to keep him from being killed prematurely by angry mobs or road-rash. Then let the Kurds play that game on horseback--the one where they play keepaway with a calf-carcass--with what's left of Saddam's person.

Is this too much to ask?

[luvbach1]

Saddam will be turned over to the Iraqis in due course. He will be executed. Who knows by what means, the Iraqis have used so many. My guess is hanging.

[doug from upland]

Illegal war, Doug from Upland's butt.

[Husker24]

the skin was burned off his back, exposing the vertebrae in places

Jesus

[wizardoz]

For fear of his story leaking out, he told the doctors he was suffering from cancer, although he suspects they never believed him. They treated him anyway, discreetly avoiding any probing questions.

hmm....

When he had recovered, he returned to his family in Iraq,

After all that, he returned? From England?

Does some of this story sound a bit far-fetched to anyone else? Hey, it's not that I doubt Saddam was capable of this sort of thing. But... hmm.... I don't know....

[Cogadh na Sith]

No, I think it would be heaven for him to see Saddam punished...