[TomGuy]

What's the hold up?

Per reports, they must execute him before April 2007 when he turns 70. After that, it would be against Iraqi law to execute him.

Per reports, the US has already provided a mobile gallows.

Per reports, they have said they will execute him before the end of the year.

The longer they linger, the more likely the UN and EU and WC and ACLU and IRC and AI and CAIR will all be issuing their obligatory whines.

Get on with it!

If they don't the stomach to carry it out, heck, send him over to Ethiopia. Those Ethiopians seem to know who to deal with matters.

[Cementjungle]

The longer they linger, the more likely the UN and EU and WC and ACLU and IRC and AI and CAIR will all be issuing their obligatory whines

They already have issued their whines.

[Mr_Tiki]

The longer they linger, the more likely the UN and EU and WC and ACLU and IRC and AI and CAIR will all be issuing their obligatory whines.

Well the whinos are at it already. This is from the CBS article: "A top Vatican official condemned the death sentence against Saddam in a newspaper interview published Thursday, acknowledging the crimes of the ousted Iraqi leader but reiterating that capital punishment goes against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Human Rights Watch, an international watchdog group, says Saddam was certainly a human rights violator, but Iraq's government shouldn't execute him. "The true test of respect for human rights comes when the human rights of someone who has violated in unspeakable ways the human rights of many millions of people comes into play," said the group's Richard Dicker. "

[Uncledave]

Huh, we have mobile gallows?

We use them where? (besides, wouldn't a good tree or beam do fine?)

[USMCPOP]

"What's the hold up?"

According to officials at Stihl, the manufacturer, "The equipment has been in place for ages, but due to trial delays and local environmental conditions, the chainsaws are not operating to our satisfaction. It will take a couple of days to ensure that the carburetors are clean and that there is no chain binding from the ever present dust in Iraq. Said a factory spokesman, "We must ensure that the months of storage will not affect the performance of these fine machines."