http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/iraq/
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NOTE: The following text is a quote:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/12/20061229-15.html
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
December 29, 2006
President Bush's Statement on Execution of Saddam Hussein
In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT
Today, Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial -- the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.
Fair trials were unimaginable under Saddam Hussein's tyrannical rule. It is a testament to the Iraqi people's resolve to move forward after decades of oppression that, despite his terrible crimes against his own people, Saddam Hussein received a fair trial. This would not have been possible without the Iraqi people's determination to create a society governed by the rule of law.
Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops. Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself, and be an ally in the War on Terror.
We are reminded today of how far the Iraqi people have come since the end of Saddam Hussein's rule - and that the progress they have made would not have been possible without the continued service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform.
Many difficult choices and further sacrifices lie ahead. Yet the safety and security of the American people require that we not relent in ensuring that Iraq's young democracy continues to progress.
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=23831_So_Long_and_Thanks_for_All_the_Arafish&only
Saturday, December 30, 2006
"So Long and Thanks for All the Arafish"
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3346342,00.html
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"Palestinians on Saddam: We lost a leader"
Published: 12.30.06, 19:57
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "VIDEO - Many in the Palestinian Authority on Saturday lamented the execution of Saddam Hussein, who received a special status among the Palestinians."
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Adding to post no. 1555:
NOTE TO ALL: THIS IS GRAPHIC.
All of the links except the top link are audio/video links of Saddam Hussein's hanging.
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1760439/posts
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7532034279766935521
http://pandachute.com/videos/leaked_saddam_being_hung_video
http://one.revver.com/watch/130549
http://hotair.com/archives/2006/12/30/video-saddams-execution-uncut/