Posted on 12/30/2006 3:10:25 AM PST by Knitting A Conundrum
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12:30 Morgue official: Death toll in car bombing south of Baghdad rises to 31 (AP)
12:28 Iraqi television broadcasts pictures of what it says is Saddam Hussein`s body (AP)
12:05 Muslim pilgrims in Mecca outraged Saddam was executed on major holiday (Reuters)
11:52 Bush: All foreign nationals must leave Iraq now for security reasons (CNN)
11:48 Report: Basque guerrilla group ETA claim responsibility for Madrid bombing (Reuters)
11:45 Libya`s Gadhafi declares 3-day official mourning to honor Saddam Hussein (AP)
11:27 Car bombing outside Madrid airport injures at least one person (AP)
11:14 Iraqi governor negotiating to have Saddam`s body returned to his family (Reuters)
11:06 Spanish media report an explosion at Madrid`s airport (AP)
10:42 Iran: Saddam hanging a `victory for the Iraqi people` (DPA)
10:39 Top EU official: Saddam hanging `barbaric`, may turn him into martyr (Reuters)
10:36 Russia: Execution of Saddam could trigger a new spiral of violence in Iraq (Reuters)
09:58 Hospital official: 15 killed, 25 wounded in car bomb in market south of Baghdad (AP)
09:47 Taliban commander: Saddam hanging will spur Muslim opposition to U.S. (Reuters)
09:30 Iraqi PM: Saddam`s execution is a `strong lesson` to ruthless leaders (AP)
09:15 Vatican: Saddam execution was `tragic event, like all capital punishments` (Reuters)
09:14 Witnesses: Many casualties at site of car bombing in Iraqi city of Kufa (Reuters)
09:05 Explosion heard in Shi`ite holy city of Kufa in Iraq (Reuters)
09:00 Ex-Iraqi UN envoy: Arab world lost a `hero`, champion of Arab unity in Saddam (AP)
08:42 Haniyeh: Hamas willing to exchange Shalit for 500 Palestinian prisoners (Israel Radio)
08:13 U.S. State Dept.: Saddam hanging closes tragic chapter in Iraq`s history (Fox News)
08:12 Witness: Saddam refused to wear hood at hanging, asked for nothing (Fox News)
08:11 High terror alert across United States (Fox News)
07:50 Pakistani official: Saddam execution is part of American plan to disintegrate Iraq (AP)
07:47 Ex-Indian FM: Saddam execution will lead to increased tension in the Mideast (AP)
07:18 Pentagon maps plans for an influx of U.S. troops to Iraq if needed (AP)
06:56 Three Iraqi officials say only Saddam Hussein was executed Saturday (AP)
06:38 Bush: Saddam`s execution `kind of justice he denied victims of his brutal regime` (AP)
06:38 Bush: Saddam Hussein`s execution is an `important milestone` for Iraq (Sky News)
06:23 France calls on Iraqis to `work toward reconciliation` (AFP)
06:07 Pentagon: U.S. forces ready for escalation of violence after Saddam execution (AP)
06:05 British Foreign Secretary: Saddam held to account for crimes against Iraqis (Reuters)
05:43 Report: Saddam`s half-brother and ex-judge also executed by hanging (Reuters)
05:35 Iraqi Deputy Foreign Minister confirms execution of Saddam Hussein on BBC (Reuters)
05:10 Arab TV Al Arabiya: Saddam Hussein has been executed (Fox News)
04:59 Arab TV Al Arabiya: Saddam arrives at execution site (Fox News)
04:44 Final preparations underway for Saddam execution, est. to be within hour (AP)
04:40 U.S. Defense Dept.: U.S. forces in Iraq vigilant about any escalation in violence (AP)
04:09 U.S. judge refuses to delay Saddam Hussein`s planned execution (AP)
03:44 U.S. judge weighs last-minute request to delay Saddam execution (AP)
02:32 Three U.S. Marines killed in combat in western Iraq (Reuters)
00:32 Top Iraqi official: Saddam will be executed before 6 A.M. Saturday, Baghdad time (AP)
Updates
Car bomb kills 31 in Iraqi Shi'ite city of Kufa
(12:55 , 12.30.06)
Sunnis: Why have execution on Eid al-Adha?
(12:51 , 12.30.06)
Germany: Understand feelings in Iraq, but oppose death penalty
(12:01 , 12.30.06)
Youths in east J'lem hang Haniyeh pictures on al-Aqsa mosque
(11:31 , 12.30.06)
Bomb in Madrid, ETA takes responsibility
(11:28 , 12.30.06)
Afghanistan: Saddam verdict won't influence us
(11:26 , 12.30.06)
Hamas: Saddam execution - political assassination
(11:24 , 12.30.06)
3 days of mourning in Libya, pursuant to Saddam execution
(10:12 , 12.30.06)
Taliban says Saddam's execution to intensify jihad
(09:37 , 12.30.06)
Israeli official on Saddam execution: Justice was done
(09:22 , 12.30.06)
Iran glad over Saddam's execution
(09:05 , 12.30.06)
Saddam's lawyer: Body may leave Iraq
(08:27 , 12.30.06)
IDF detains operatives in WB; bomb thrown at forces
(08:19 , 12.30.06)
Australia: Respect Iraqi decision to execute Iran
(07:34 , 12.30.06)
Thanks, Knitting --
Now God's in His Heaven, and all's right with the world....
;~)
Ping to today's thread...
LOL!
On the news on my Public radio station WQED, they told the story of his execution ....... the young boy who had a "hardscrabble", "impoverished" upbringing......blah, blah, blah.
It was all summed up basically to say that that is what made dear Saddam grow up to kill hundreds of thousands of people.
More of the same from Lefty Radio.
I gave up listening to it a long time ago. Saddam did have a hard childhood, but so what?
Crashed early myself...woke up about 2 hours earlier than normal with a sick tummy (too many ginger and cinnamon altoids yesterday)...
But I hear you. There were men in his early life who treated him terribly.
We're given choices. He chose the dark path.
So when are they NOT "outraged" about something?
Particularly when they are spoon fed a version of information designed to punch their buttons.
Now FOX is doing it. Talking about Saddam's young life.
OH BARF.
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