Bye Saddam...sniff...

[crazymf]

In this case they should hang him, shoot him, put honey and ants on him, let a few weening calves at him, bamboo under the nails, fart in his face after eating cabbage and drinking beer, and then have Hillary Clinton give him a big wet one on the kisser.

And THEN, they should hang him by the heels and give him a hundred lashes, inject borg nanoprobes in his veins, and make him watch CBC news non stop for a week.

Then they should get that little guy in the back pack on Ace Ventura Pet Detective to beat him up and eat him.

Seriously:

We wish you a merry Christmas and a haappyyy nneeewww yyyyeeearrr!!!! Bye bye Saddam.

[myata]

Now if only the state (and the future) of "liberated" Iraq could inspire as much joy.

But no, come on. It's better than nothing to show for four years of occupation by the biggest military power on the planet.

[jdobbin]

We wish you a merry Christmas and a haappyyy nneeewww yyyyeeearrr!!!! Bye bye Saddam.

Finally peace will come to Iraq.

[sharkman]

Finally peace will come to Iraq.

You are mistaken, it will be justice.

[myata]

You are mistaken, it will be justice.

No - a victor's justice.

[Riverwind]

You are mistaken, it will be justice.

No - a victor's justice.

Saddam is brutal psychopath that deserves to hang - even the most rabid anti-war activist should at least acknowledge that.

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear Riverwind,

Saddam is brutal psychopath that deserves to hang - even the most rabid anti-war activist should at least acknowledge that.

Not me. At least, he wasn't the worst, and his trial and punishment far exceed how other brutal dictators have been treated...the list is too long to put here.

Finally peace will come to Iraq.

The peace of death, I suppose...as to peace in the country, I predict years of bloodshed. Which isn't much of a prediction, since it is the status quo today.

You are mistaken, it will be justice.

Justice? Pffft. The trial was a farce from beginning to end. Saddam should have been tried in The Hague, and it should have included the chemical weapon attacks. Mind you, it should have also included members of the US administration who condoned, aided and abetted Saddam at the time.

[myata]

As one can clearly see, forced "liberation" doesn't really liberate anybody. With that in mind, hanging (or not) one individual, even as brutal as Saddam, doesn't really change much (anything?).

As a matter of fact, there can be any number of brutal dictators walking this planet at this time. That one of them fell victim to the random wrath of superpower is hardly a cause to celebrate (or even call "justice").

[crazymf]

Don't forget that even though the USA had the guns pointed, it was the Iraqis that put him on trial and ultimately will carry out the sentence.

[theloniusfleabag]

Dear crazymf,

Don't forget that even though the USA had the guns pointed, it was the Iraqis that put him on trial and ultimately will carry out the sentence.

If Iraq were a stable democracy, the term 'Iraqis' might ring a bit truer. They remain bitterly divided, 3 ways, I might add, and the expediency of this trial does nothing to elevate Iraq's stability or legitimacy, at home or abroad.

[Leafless]

Seriously:

We wish you a merry Christmas and a haappyyy nneeewww yyyyeeearrr!!!! Bye bye Saddam.

This is almost like burning a witch on a stake.

Could we please use a little more class, after all, some countries aren't all perfect like Canada.

You know, different strokes for different folks.

[crazymf]

Comeon...... No matter how you slice it, the guy is way overdue for this.

Let's not bicker over how. And maybe you're right. After all, I have no control or voice in the proceedings. I'm just part of the cheering section like everybody else.

Don't tell me some of you would have cried over Hitlers death??

[myata]

Don't forget that even though the USA had the guns pointed, it was the Iraqis that put him on trial and ultimately will carry out the sentence.

You right. Under USA guns pointed sure does it.

(if their democratic achievements were so great, maybe, one day they could be trusted to keep him in their custody if only for the last few hours).

[Leafless]

Unconfirmed reports say Saddam was executed at 6.00A.M.

He has paid the price.

Justice has been served.

[Ladyjen]

Unconfirmed reports say Saddam was executed at 6.00A.M.

He has paid the price.

Justice has been served.

And nothing will change!

[jdobbin]

And nothing will change!

I tend to agree with that.

I don't think you can hang a "mission accomplished" banner on this one.

[leonardcohen]

Unconfirmed reports say Saddam was executed at 6.00A.M.

He has paid the price.

Justice has been served.

I wonder what his last thoughts were,i'll bet it wasn't for his victims,whatever it was I'm sure Allah will be there to escort him down to the Islamic version of Hell.

There really isn't any punishment on earth for what people like him have done.

That's one of the reasons i believe in divine retribution,else there would be no true justice,only God Himself can mete out the proper judgement.

The majority of posters on this board i've discovered are of a liberal persuasion and i will probably be derided for my opinion but this is what i think. This is my personal belief,feel free to mock if you must,but it will hardly change my mind on the matter!

[Slavik44]

I have noticted that every now and then I will hear of a world leader die and feel a little sad. On the otherhand sometimes someone dies and I really don't feel for them, wether it be Arafat, Suddam's Children, or Suddam himself, Apparently Castro may be on his way out soon aswell...he is another one I can add to that list of deaths, where I just go oh well. Certainly no sympathy card from me.

[jbg]

In this case they should hang him, shoot him, put honey and ants on him, let a few weening calves at him, bamboo under the nails, fart in his face after eating cabbage and drinking beer, and then have Hillary Clinton give him a big wet one on the kisser.

And THEN, they should hang him by the heels and give him a hundred lashes, inject borg nanoprobes in his veins, and make him watch CBC news non stop for a week.

Then they should get that little guy in the back pack on Ace Ventura Pet Detective to beat him up and eat him.

Seriously:

We wish you a merry Christmas and a haappyyy nneeewww yyyyeeearrr!!!! Bye bye Saddam.

My reaction is one of sadness:

Saddam Hussein Eulogy

He was a simple man, a man of his people. Fiercely loyal to his tribe, the Tikritis, he put the Tikritis on the map. His devotion to his people was legendary. He would stop at nothing to settle scores for his people, however ancient or remote. In order to work his wonders, he had the courage to feed through shredders anyone who challenged the good of his people.

He was a generous man. He had true compassion for the families of people who sent their children to Israel as human missiles. He put his money where his mouth was, paying these families $25-$50,000 to send as many “Zionists” to the great beyond as possible. These human missiles greatly improved the lives of Arabs, Palestinians and Muslims everywhere. They were a true exercise of the liberated soul of the Arab people. Every arsenic-tipped nail driven full speed by a suicide bomb into an Israeli worker, wife or baby helped Saddam’s people. Jihad was and is so beautiful; it can make grown men cry.

Saddam was a courageous man. He had the courage to stand up to “the man”, in this case former US President George Herbert Walker Bush. The fact that he was unsuccessful in his “people’s execution” does not gainsay his courage.

Saddam is a man who will never be forgotten.

"Yitgadal, v'yitgash, shmay rabah..."

[Catchme]

Saddam was hung for murdering 132 people, the USA Coalition has now killed an estimated 650 thousand innocent Iraqis.

I do not believe justice was served this day, in order for the the USA to say: "see we got rid of an evil dictator". A dictator they put into power and kept there through out all his murdering days, and in fact supported him in his endeavors. Yes, of course I have proof and will post it if indeed there are those who try to say other.

They will rue this day just as they rue ever going into Iraq in the first place.

[jbg]

Ding-dong Saddam's dead!!! (link)

[sharkman]

Saddam was hung for murdering 132 people, the USA Coalition has now killed an estimated 650 thousand innocent Iraqis.

I do not believe justice was served this day, in order for the the USA to say: "see we got rid of an evil dictator". A dictator they put into power and kept there through out all his murdering days, and in fact supported him in his endeavors. Yes, of course I have proof and will post it if indeed there are those who try to say other.

They will rue this day just as they rue ever going into Iraq in the first place.

I know you want to... just get up and dance!

[GostHacked]

theloniusfleabag

Justice? Pffft. The trial was a farce from beginning to end. Saddam should have been tried in The Hague, and it should have included the chemical weapon attacks. Mind you, it should have also included members of the US administration who condoned, aided and abetted Saddam at the time.

I agree on this one. It is to bad that did not happen, I would have loved to hear Rumsfeld testify on his role in it all. It would have made the US look pretty bad. That trial would have lasted much longer.

Catchme

Saddam was hung for murdering 132 people, the USA Coalition has now killed an estimated 650 thousand innocent Iraqis.

I do not believe justice was served this day, in order for the the USA to say: "see we got rid of an evil dictator". A dictator they put into power and kept there through out all his murdering days, and in fact supported him in his endeavors. Yes, of course I have proof and will post it if indeed there are those who try to say other.

They will rue this day just as they rue ever going into Iraq in the first place.

According to CNN that was enough to put him to death. They were in the process of convicting him for the death of 100,000 Kurds. Again Us officials would have had to testify.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/29/...obit/index.html

At the time of his death, he was being tried for genocide in the killings of up to 100,000 Kurds during the 1988 Anfal campaign against Kurdish rebels -- a campaign that included the use of poison gas against Kurdish towns in northern Iraq.

Now in no way am I supporting what Hussein did. But if there was to be any real justice served, many US and possibly UN and British officials would have had to testify when they would have rather kept their mouths shut.

[margrace]

Too bad they couldn't have hung a few more American installed dictators, Pinnoch (sp) for instance. Too bad American's don't know the truth of these matters.

[Live From China]

Saddam was tried for the murders of 132 people. He certainly murdered many more than that! I really think it is time we also went after the Western thugs in suits who back him. One bully at a time, I guess.