These guys would make a heck of a firing squad
Posted on 01/02/2006 10:16:07 PM PST by West Coast Conservative
Saddam Hussein has told his lawyers that he wants to be shot by firing squad, not hanged, if sentenced to death during his murder trial, which resumes later this month in Baghdad.
Saddam maintains that he is still commander in chief of Iraq's armed forces -- and that a firing squad is "the right way" to execute a military leader.
"I'm not afraid of death," he told two of his lawyers in an astonishingly candid five-hour meeting, as he sat in a comfortable chair at the head of the table.
"Of course I'm not guilty, but I know they want me dead."
One of his lawyers, Issam Ghazzawi, took extensive notes. During a recent interview in Amman, Jordan, he gave The Washington Times details of the extraordinary discussion.
He and former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark met with Saddam on Dec. 7 in a basement room under the heavily guarded courthouse in Baghdad.
No one else was present for this session, which took place during a break in proceedings while Saddam was refusing to return to the dock.
All five of Saddam's lawyers met with the deposed Iraqi leader in the same setting a week earlier for an hour during a lunch break.
Mr. Clark confirmed most of the details of the meetings in a telephone interview with The Times on his return to New York, although he said the part of the conversation regarding Saddam's stated preference for a firing squad had not been translated to him by Mr. Ghazzawi at the time.
The trial, which has been interrupted by several adjournments, a temporary walkout by Saddam and harangues from the accused, is to resume Jan. 24.
(Excerpt) Read more at washtimes.com ...
awwwww I want him to be hanged so he can mess his trousers....with the gals watchin' and everything.....
(YOUNG GUNS)
Sure, death by shooting BBs will due just fine.
May take ten thousand hits, but well worth it.
Death by plastic shredder. Already jammed, preferably, so it takes a long time to get him all through.
Hang him,or import a bunch of fire ants. But first, a LOT of chi chi!
so long as half of his remains are feed to pigs, and the other half to feral dogs. Likewise, the only meals he should be getting prior to his death are ham and bacon.
And ensure that he knows exactly what we're doing to his body afterwards.
So that not only will he be dead, but according to his religion, he has no possible chance of making paradise.
The way things have been going, it's going to end up as death by old age.
The plastic shredder his son was so fond of should be considered. He should have the opportunity to experience it, feet first.
I was thinking that 1/2 pound of C-4 up the bunghole would be appropriate...
I can live with that.
I'd rather see him bound inside a huge cage in the town square of Baghdad. Commit death by massive amounts of spitting upon him by all who pass.
(He being such a germ freak and all...:)
These guys would make a heck of a firing squad
Okay, we'll keep that in mind...
...¡Ayyyyyy, piñata!
Special memo to Saddam Hussein:
1. You are not the commander-in-chief of Iraq's armed forces.
2. You will have no input as to your method of execution.
Oh, yes. Like "Man on Fire"? That'd be suitable.
Yep.
Uday and Qusay got off way too easy.
I wonder how many of his victims were given a choice.
You win!
let's see Saddam,...."OK, we'll hang you. Then we'll shoot you."...you hump.
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