Posted on 12/29/2006 9:11:00 AM PST by AVNevis
Great picture Allegra!
How are things in your neck of the woods right now??
"Nor crown nor coin can halt time’s flight
Or stay the armies of the night.
King and villain, lad and lass,
All answer to the hourglass."
He isn't just merely dead? He's really most sincerely dead?
A toast to the new world! The one without that monster in it.
He is dead! LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALAL Bang Bang!!! LALALALALALALALALALALALA
And you've been on FR since 1998? You should have expected this and avoided the thread. It's much better than giving out sanctimonious sounding lectures to other posters.
CNN reporting Al Hurra says he's been executed.
Al Arabiyah (sp?) is now saying Saddam is dead, per Fox News.
Dog Wins
Reuters - U.S.-BACKED TV AL-HURRA SAYS SADDAM HUSSEIN EXECUTED BY HANGING
"I guess the world is wondering what Freepers have to say about this momentous event."
I. for one, feel a whole lot better now.
Maybe it’s wishful thinking, but Saddam’s demise may calm things down in Iraq.
May God protect our troops and bring them home safely.
The Butcher is burning in Hell as I type.
And, yes, I'm rejoicing. Hanging is pleasant compared to what he is living now. And he deserves his eternity in that pit.
And for those lurkers looking for reasons to lambaste and despise us as we seem to celebrate the death of this despot allow me a little story:
1996 - Mid Winter - Dubai, UAE
I was on liberty and decided to seek out some of the local fare - Dubai like any significant city has a significant tourist trade, and I liked to get off the beaten path. I stopped in to a local shop - pastries, breads, coffee, and meats were on display behind the counter. I met the shop owner and he asked in broken English if I was an American. Affirming my nationality, but now somewhat cautious, I was pleasantly surprised when he then asked if I would mind speaking with his children a moment to let them practice their language skills. Of course, I obliged. After about an hour and a free refill (or two) of some of the finest coffee it has been my pleasure to enjoy the children were summoned to the back by their mother. Dinner time it seems is a somewhat universal obligation for 10 year olds.
As I thanked the man and turned to leave he asked about Saddam. I told him that at this particular time we were not actively engaged in conflict. "What are you doing about him?" he asked further. In a failed effort at diplomacy I said that it was our hope to contain his aggression and to support a more peaceful region.
He then looked me in the eye, and it is a look I will never forget. The words that followed were his best English of the evening - "I hope you kill him, you must, no one else will, so it is up to you, the Americans."
I must have looked as shocked as I felt, because he did not hesitate to explain further. Rolling up a sleeve he showed me scars - burn marks, cuts, and other assorted marks from his elbow to his shoulder. He pointed to another man who had sat silently in the corner the entire evening, smoking and drinking coffee, somber and serious. He introduced his brother - his brother it seems was not so lucky - he held up his left arm - and for the first time I noticed he lacked a hand. All the work of one Saddam Hussein.
He went into what further details he could muster - a missing sister-in-law, a boat ride worthy of our free Cuban friends, a fresh start, hard work, and finally - his own business on a little side street in a foreign land.
I regret that I have forgotten his name, but I hope that he is still alive, and that he is awake - watching Dubai TV, and that he will lift a cup of that fine fine coffee with me as we toast Good Riddance to a devil and proclaim an earnest 'May God Be With You' to all those who seek freedom and opportunity.
My 2 cents...
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