Posted on 01/01/2007 1:34:34 PM PST by wagglebee
Investigate "taunting" a mass murderer?
Yeah, that's a good use of resources.
Oh no the ICLU
I'm glad they rushed it through. I was worried someone on the inside would help him to escape.
"Senior Iraqi officials have forecast a limited New Year offensive by U.S.-led forces against Sadr's Mehdi Army. "There will be limited and targeted operations against members of the Mehdi Army," one senior Shi'ite official said."
I hope this is true, and not only a limited, but a broad offensive against Monkey's Army.
Translation: There really hasn't been as much sectarian violence as we at Reuters expected in order to make President Bush look bad. Therefore, we'll do our best to encourage it.
To be honest, I never thought it'd happen. If it weren't televised, no one would have believed it.
rooters...
Saddam...blah,blah,blah
Saddam...blah,blah,blah
3000 americans dead
december 2006 worst month in 2 years
Saddam...blah,blah,blah
Saddam...blah,blah,blah
Yep, al-Reuters is befuddled by the fact that the "Arab Street" hasn't "risen up" to avenge their beloved leader.
Or holding a raffle to see who got to spring the trap. Ten chances for ten bucks ...
When I first saw the "official" Iraqi government approved video that shows the noose going on him, but only his dead body later after that - my first thought was "This could easily be faked", I had some doubts as to whether he was really dead.
After I saw the second, unedited video - I felt much better about it, it convinced me he really was executed. I'm glad to know his last moments were not respectful & dignified.
Also, did Sadaam kill Al Sadr's father? I think there is a back story here that is not being discussed. Sadaam got what he deserved, less than what he deserved. The media is turning his victims into villains.
Hell,he was laughing and smoking a cigar while sending anyone he thought wasn't loyal enough outside to be shot during his purge.
Or just charge like twenty bucks to have your picture taken putting the noose around his neck.
Note to self: It is a breach of etiquette to taunt a despicable tyrant before he gets his neck stretched.
Saddam killed nearly all of Sadr's family and relatives.
Moqtada's father and three brothers were killed by Saddam's order in 1999. His father-in-law (Baqir al-Sadr) was slaughtered, along with his sister, by Saddam in 1980.
Don't get me wrong. I despise Moqtada al-Sadr like every other reasonable human. He is a criminal, a thug and an islamo-fascist. He is a threat to us and the New Iraq.
But he has a damned good reasons to hate Saddam.
I don't blame him for this, but I blame him for being our enemy.
Everyone's getting a lot of milage out of this joke, but it's not the issue at all.
We handed Saddam over to what appeared to be a Shia death squad, chanting the name of Muqtada al-Sadr. That reinforces the impression already held by many Iraqis, that their government is a Shia dominated shell, and the real power is the militias behind it. THAT is the issue, not Saddam's hurt feelings.
Doesn't help that those present for his hanging were chanting "Moqtada! Moqtada! Moqtada!"...
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