Really, people now are no better than the masses who used to come to the town square to watch beheadings, stonings, burnings, evisceration, etc. Very base behavior, if you ask me. Nothing but blood lust.
It is enough to know that he is dead.
Sorry to have to respectfully disagree. This is not bloodlust. This thread is for the historical record. Justice was served that was long overdue. He was not tortured. His death was very swift.
There's nothing wrong with letting people see the system at work. Public executions serve a valuable purpose which extends far beyond "blood lust." The execution was far more humane than the treatment the Iraqis received from him.
I don't enjoy watching the video, but it's important that Saddam's millions of victims realize that he's really gone for good.
Why would you expect them to be?
And why would being otherwise be "better"?
Just wanted to make sure for myself it really happened, and he really was dead.
No re-enactiments in a studio.
The end result of 9/11. The two series of pictoral records ALWAYS shown in tandem, to make the point that actions have consequences.
I get more upset when I see dead animals on the road.