Speculation, Secrecy Shrouds Saddam's Final Hours
By Ibon Villelabeitia
BAGHDAD, Dec 29 (Reuters)(SNIP)
U.S.-backed al Hurra television quoted unnamed sources as saying workers were busy erecting the gallows in the Green Zone government citadel by the Tigris.
Lawyers said they had been told to collect Saddam's belongings and that Saddam was allowed a visit by his brothers on Thursday -- a right a condemned man has before he is hanged.
Another lawyer said prison guards had taken away a small radio Saddam had been given several months ago and that the former strongman had sensed "something was happening." (SNIP)
The prison is down the street from a lavish palace Saddam built on an artificial lake which is now used as headquarters by U.S. generals.
(SNIP) If he is treated like other convicts, he could be hooded and dressed in green overalls with his hands bound behind his back. Under Iraq's penal code, Saddam will be allowed to make a final statement if he wishes. ((Editing by Paul Hughes)) Keywords: IRAQ/SADDAM SCENE
It's all Bush's fault!
Otherwise known as talking until you are blue in the face.