Saddam told he should die by the rope like a common criminal

Sunday Telegraph ^ | November 5, 2006 | Colin Freeman and Aqeel Hussein

[pandoraou812]

US commanders believe he may have to be buried at a secret, unmarked spot in the desert to prevent his grave becoming a shrine for supporters.

Burn him up and toss the ashes into the desert. Although I like the idea of him being hanged, drawn, and quartered . Seems fitting.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawing_and_quartering

[zebra 2]

You're right. Saddam will probably die of natural causes.

[dinoparty]

What time US EST will the verdict be announced?

[SevenofNine]

Hang him like pinata LOL!

[radar101]

[Lurker]

Sometimes I'm forced to long for the good old days when a piece of murderous filth like this could be broken on the wheel.

L

[rawcatslyentist]

Death by low powered sandblaster filled with salt.

[Mrs. Shawnlaw]

If he be hanged til dead be sure and rub some pig fat on it first!
If he be shot, then line up some really poor marksmen with multiple loads and have them keep firing.
If he be beheaded with a dull knife make sure its a dull pig sticker (that actually did just stick a pig).
Or he can clean the dog and cat cages at the pound for the rest of his natural life.

[dighton]

But the Iraqi war crimes court in Baghdad has dismissed his request, noting that Saddam failed the entry exam for the Iraqi military academy and only became field marshal by appointing himself when president.

“As far as Saddam Hussein being a great military strategist, he is neither a strategist, nor is he schooled in the operational arts, nor is he a tactician, nor is he a general, nor is he a soldier. Other than that, he’s a great military man, I want you to know that.”

— General Norman Schwarzkopf.

[Maigrey]

Tell him, right before he hangs from the neck dead, that he needs to (ahem) up the rope, and say hi to Satan when he gets there.

[gotribe]

Hang him in public - with panties over his head.

[cynwoody]

Saddam Hussein is to be denied his final wish of an "honourable" death by military firing squad after court officials ruled he should face the gallows as a common criminal if found guilty.

That question came up at the Nuremberg trials. The Frogs thought the firing squad appropriate, but they were overruled by the Americans and the Soviets. US Army MP Joseph Malta got the job (except for Goering, who checked out early with the aid of smuggled cyanide).

[mplsconservative]

More enlightened Freepers are welcome to correct me, but as I understand it, he will be hung right after the verdict. There is no appeals process.

[Fresh Wind]

Throw the bastard in the same shredder he used on his enemies.

[mplsconservative]

Sorry, hanged.

[dr_who_2]

Hang 'em high.

[2111USMC]

"From the time any verdict is handed down there is an automatic appeal to a nine-judge panel," said one source close to the tribunal. "They can take as long as they want over whether to dismiss the appeal but if they do, then under Iraqi law the sentence must be carried out within 30 days."

[Sir Gawain]

Too bad. A firing squad would be more painful than a hanging.

[Dont Mention the War]

Handwriting experts have told the court that the signature on their death warrants was Saddam's.

Never, ever, put it in writing!

[mplsconservative]

Thank you for clarifying. I was under the belief that the penalty was immediate.

Guess, I should read the article. Sorry for my ignorance.