>That's not true. The state of Utah uses firing squads.
Just because Utah does it, doesn't mean it's not used for military executions. Also, I don't think that Iraq is in Utah's jurisdiction. :-)
Hmm... I must have misunderstood your post in 474 saying: A firing squad is used for military executions. If a firing squad were granted to Saddam, then it would indicate POW status, which he was denied...and if he had POW status, it would trigger many other things by the Geneva Conventions. I understood that paragraph to mean that only the military uses firing squads, therefore, the use of a firing squad on Saddam would indicate a military execution. I guess it doesn't say that. Many thanks for the correction. :-) |