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Libya to erect statue of Saddam on the gallows
 Libya will raise a statue of Saddam Hussein alongside that of a national hero hanged in 1931 for leading the Libyan resistance against Italian occupation, the government said on Thursday. The revolutionary committees have decided to erect a statue of Saddam Hussein standing beside Omar Mukhtar on the gallows, it said in a statement. Libya declared three days of mourning after Saddams death and cancelled public celebrations around the Eid religious holiday. Flags on government buildings flew at half-mast. On the eve of Saddams hanging, Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi said the former Iraq leader was a prisoner of war who must be tried by Iraqs invaders, the United States and Britain. Posted by: Fred 2007-01-05 |
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