[DustyMoment]

Malaki gets no say. It's up to Talibani.

I'm not disagreeing, just explaining the basis for my statement. I'm given to understand that Maliki and both(?) VPs have the final say. That's just what I've heard on the radio - I don't know if it's true or not. If I'm wrong or heard incorrectly, please feel free to educate me.

Dusty

[Dog Gone]

It's up to the President and the two vice-presidents, not the prime minister.

I don't know what else to tell you. What you heard on the radio is wrong.

Maliki would support it in any event.

Really, the only wild card in the next 30 days would be Talibani and he's an unlikely Saddam ally. My guess is Saddam will be strung up within three weeks.

Legally, it could be minutes after the death warrants are signed. It wouldn't surprise me if it's within a week. Getting it over with before there's time for national excitement to build (and possibly boil over) would be prudent.