Saddam Hussein Hanging LIVE Thread

[AVNevis]

Since it now seems very imminent, I decided that it was an appropriate time to start this up. Links to information and pictures (if we get them) can be posted here.

[null and void]

I knew you should have been in politics for some reason.

Do 'politics' and 'reason' belong in the same sentence?

[SevenofNine]

I hear Revenard Jesse Jacksonnnn has issue statement that Saddam shouldn't be whack HUH

[Sword_Svalbardt]

Right out of Mars Attacks! We need to play Slim Whitman from the moment our boy steps out to the courtyard, and up to the scaffold until the americans dominate ALL of Iraq.

[OldFriend]

It's not a moral value, it's a personal opinion.

There are some people who just need killing.

[Earthdweller]

"is that another recipe thread? : )"

Are you aware that you are the 666 poster? :)~

[Constitution Day]

I hope he's put in an unmarked grave, then... some Freepers may want to exhume & interrogate him!

[Professional Engineer]

bttt

[NRA2BFree]

Sorry, I must have posted the wrong lunch menu. ;->

Remind me never to have lunch with you. Just in case you got the wrong menu again. LOL!

[null and void]

I'm sure there's a hog farm in NC that would take his remains.

[xsmommy]

same to you, OF! i am sure that no one would mind if i posted about a zillion pix of xs projects... LOL!!!

[ARealMothersSonForever]

AP already has an honorarium:

Events in the life of Saddam Hussein By The Associated Press
2 minutes ago



A glance at the life of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein:

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April 28, 1937 — Born in village near Tikrit, north of Baghdad.

1957 — Joins underground Baath Socialist Party.

1958 — Arrested for killing his brother-in-law, a Communist. Spends six months in prison.

Oct. 7, 1959 — On Baath assassination team that ambushes Iraqi strongman Gen. Abdel-Karim Kassem in Baghdad, wounding him. Saddam, wounded in leg, flees to Syria then Egypt.

Feb. 8, 1963 — Returns after Baath takes part in coup that overthrows and kills Kassem.

July 30, 1968 — Becomes chief of internal security under President Ahmed Hassan al-Bakr, his cousin.

July 16, 1979 — Takes over as president from al-Bakr, launches major purge of Baath members.

Sept. 22, 1980 — Sends troops into Iran; war lasts eight years.

March 28, 1988 — Uses chemical weapons against Kurdish town of Halabja, killing estimated 5,000 civilians.

Aug. 2, 1990 — Invades Kuwait, but sees his army driven out by U.S.-led coalition five months later.

Feb. 20, 1996 — Orders killing of two sons-in-law who had defected to Jordan but returned to Baghdad after receiving guarantees of safety.

Nov. 27, 2002 — Under U.N. threat of "serious consequences," allows U.N. weapons experts back into Iraq.

March 17, 2003 — Gets 48-hour deadline from President Bush to give up power and leave Iraq. War begins three days later, chasing him from Baghdad on April 9.

July 22, 2003 — His sons, Qusai and Odai, killed in gunbattle with American soldiers.

Dec. 13, 2003 — Captured while hiding in hole in ground near Tikrit.

July 1, 2004 — Arraigned before judge, rejects charges of war crimes and genocide.

Oct. 19, 2005 — Goes on trial with seven co-defendants charged in 1982 killings of 148 Shiite Muslims, stemming from attempt to assassinate him in Dujail.

March 1, 2006 — Admits ordering trial of 148 Shiites eventually executed, but insists doing so was legal.

April 4, 2006 — Faces new criminal charges, for second trial with six others, in connection with brutal 1987-88 crackdown on Kurds in northern Iraq.

June 19, 2006 — Hears prosecution demand death penalty in closing arguments at Dujail trial, saying he showed "no mercy" in the killings of women and children.

Aug. 21, 2006 — At opening of second trial, shouts at prosecutors and refuses to enter plea to charges of genocide and war crimes.

Nov. 5, 2006 — Trembles but remains defiant as tribunal in first trial announces guilty verdict and sentences him to hang.

Dec. 26, 2006 — Iraq's highest court rejects appeal of conviction, saying Saddam must be hanged within 30 days.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061229/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam_chronology_1

There are one or two dates missing from the end, but you can bet it is "in the can"

[xsmommy]

OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[OldFriend]

LOL....go right ahead. I'd rather see XS than recipes, especially since I'm a terrible cook!! LOLOL

[Convert from ECUSA]

"Purim is March 4. Maybe we can hang Ahmadamnnutjob then."

Sounds good to me!

[Tijeras_Slim]

"You can't hang Saddam! I haven't had his baby yet!"

[A Citizen Reporter]

CNN graphic: "Some Analysts Expect Exectuion to Inflame Sectarian Violence"

This sentiment echoes precisely what Marvin Kalb was saying on FNC a few mins ago. The American news media is hoping to prod the violence right along.

I'll bet Nancy Pelosi is one mad hatter right about now. First President Ford's funeral will pre-empt her week of partying over her power, now Hussein's execution....

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[Constitution Day]

Believe me, we have our share here in eastern NC. :)

[Earthdweller]

"Do 'politics' and 'reason' belong in the same sentence?"

Ok.. you must be at least a master of political science then. Maybe even a Piled High and Deep.

[steveegg]

You're now going to have to nail #777.

A fresh Reuters news story is saying Saddam gets the rope in hours.