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Saddam faces hanging after Baghdad verdict
The Sunday Times - World ^
| 11-05-06
| Marie Colvin
Posted on 11/04/2006 7:28:20 PM PST by yooling
SUPPORTERS of Saddam Hussein have warned of a “firestorm” of violence if he is found guilty of crimes against humanity today and sentenced to death.
Iraqi officials ordered the closure of Baghdad’s international airport in a massive security clampdown ahead of the verdict. If convicted, Saddam could face hanging.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: deadmanwalking; hangemhigh
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To: Red Steel
And his victims prefer he be decapitated with a dull rusty knife.
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posted on
11/04/2006 8:48:23 PM PST
by
F.J. Mitchell
(Merry John Kerry: The outward manifestation of the dim party's, unseen,but detestable innards.)
To: Peelod
I do not think there is court appeal in Iraq, at least not in this case.
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posted on
11/04/2006 8:48:33 PM PST
by
jveritas
(Support The Commander in Chief in Times of War)
To: yooling
Is that the same "firestorm of violence" that was supposed to erupt when Passion Of The Christ was released in theaters?
To: Silly
"I thought, a] gee what was the verdict, and b] whose faces are hanging: the Americans or the Saddam supporters?"
LOL! I thought the same thing - I'm so glad I'm not the only one reading it that way!
To: yooling
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posted on
11/04/2006 9:14:04 PM PST
by
do the dhue
(If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.)
To: do the dhue
I especially like the neener neener neener guitar riff. Good find.
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posted on
11/04/2006 9:18:46 PM PST
by
yooling
(I don't have anything nice to say...)
To: yooling
it is too cool. I cant stop playing it. Makes me feel good.
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posted on
11/04/2006 9:21:07 PM PST
by
do the dhue
(If you are not part of the solution, then you are part of the problem.)
To: CindyDawg
When is "today" there? It's 8:30 a.m. here now.
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posted on
11/04/2006 9:32:05 PM PST
by
Allegra
(Help! I'm "Stuck in Iraq!" I KNEW I Should Have Studied Harder....)
To: Dog
I don't know....Allegra might know the time of the verdict. Iraqis set a specific time for something?? BWAHAHAHAHAHA...(sorry.)
Nobody has mentioned a time, but the trials usually started around 10: a.m.-ish.
Still quiet at 8:30 a.m.
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posted on
11/04/2006 9:34:18 PM PST
by
Allegra
(Help! I'm "Stuck in Iraq!" I KNEW I Should Have Studied Harder....)
To: Red Steel
The firing squad is more military and he should rate it. After all General Swartzkoffsaid the we was one Hell of a military man.
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posted on
11/05/2006 11:07:08 AM PST
by
oyez
(Why is it that egalitarians act like royalty?)
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