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)
Thanks, Knitting --
Now God's in His Heaven, and all's right with the world....
;~)
Thanks for the new room, KAC!
Won't be able to catch up before 4lw, but I'll be back on again tonite... I hope...
I hope you all slept well!
bttt