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Looks like Saddam has had it...
Teh_Gerbil
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Bye, old bean. You'll be missed. Bastard as you were, at least Iraq was stable and safe.
This isn't going to solve a fucking thing, it'll only make the situation worse. I mean, either way, at least grant Saddam's request to be executed by firing squad. We put him in power FFS... at least grant him his one last wish as we go back and remove him.
Ah well, bye Saddam!
I leave you with this. A fitting song, I shall play it in his memory.
Edit: Click for Youtube!
Bloody Saddam
Even though the smell is making me sick
As we sit on our roofs
And cheer as your scuds fall like rain ...
Bye, old bean. You'll be missed. Bastard as you were, at least Iraq was stable and safe.
This isn't going to solve a fucking thing, it'll only make the situation worse. I mean, either way, at least grant Saddam's request to be executed by firing squad. We put him in power FFS... at least grant him his one last wish as we go back and remove him.
Ah well, bye Saddam!
I leave you with this. A fitting song, I shall play it in his memory.
Edit: Click for Youtube!
Bloody Saddam
Even though the smell is making me sick
As we sit on our roofs
And cheer as your scuds fall like rain ...
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Finally, what is all this "we" crap about putting him in power? The governments of 20 and 30 years ago put him in power, NOT the governments of today (with the exception of the Republicans who are still in power of couse) and certainly the average Joe on the street didnt put him in power. So lets cut all this "we" bull!
Yeah, because they were the calm epitome of tranquility before!
That isn't the point.
The man they were fighting for is bein executed. This is furthur enrage supports who might have before not taken action. They join the ranks. The Fatanatacism for thier dead leader increases, he must be avenged. Cue more murder.
You're grossly oversimplifying the situation in Iraq by arguing that the "insurgents" are fighting for Saddam Hussein. Most of them aren't, they're fighting for a whole range of political, economic, territorial, and most importantly religious and sectarian motives. Some of them will be angered by the verdict, yes, some of them will be delighted. Most of them won't particularly care, they'll be more worried about their own necks. Don't forget that Saddam wasn't especially popular in Iraq, and indeed many of his supporters simply believed that he was the lesser of many evils. Whats been clear since the invasion is that he isn't coming back, so it doesn't matter a whole lot to Iraqis if hes sat in an underground prison cell or six feet under.
I don't think anyone will be suprised about the verdict though - its hardly a shock, is it?
Yeh the insurgents don't like the US invasion, doesn't mean they liked it under Sadam either.
Surely Bush and his cronies wouldn't do that on purpose, they're the good guys, remember.
Nor that Iraq has any resemblence of a semi-civilised or enlightened place (LOL!) but it is sad to see they haven't at least pretended to be a civilised country by joining the club of nations have abolished such barbaric practice.
Then again, given that Iraq's mentor is the world's 4th largest state murderer it's no surprise there was little appetite for an abolition of the death penalty.
Nor that it matters much either way. Within a year there might not be an Iraq left anyway. People are already busy working out in how many places they're going to split the nation.
Those folk who worship at the altar of legalland, could you enlighten me as to what he did "wrong" ?
I followed the censored trial to some extent at the start, and his defence seemed quite solid from a "legal" standpoint.
In practice however we all know what happened.
I personally don't see any difference between Saddam killing 140 people in revenge for an assassination attempt and Bush killing tens of thousands in revenge for an attack on New York and Washington. I look forward to the chimp being tried for Crimes Against Humanity. In fact, I would have thought the trial must have happened by now. Can't understand what's holding them
No doubt the creators of South Park are already working on this development.
It's even worse in this country. At least the Americans are consistent- they are amongst the most prolific executioners in the world. But shame to Blair, Beckett and co. for celebrating the death sentence while they're opposed to it in this country.
The only politician I have heard speak any sense in this country about the sentencing is Ming Campbell.
... and to invading his country, installing a puppet regime, helping to write the very laws under which he was charged, catching him, imprisoning him, keeping hi muntil the trial (and during it)... don't forget those aspects.
So he has! :eek:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6120050.stm
His master across the Pond won't be too pleased with his puppet going off-message like that I should think.