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Iraq-Jordan
Saddam Could Be Executed After First Trial
2005-08-12
Saddam Hussein could be executed after his first trial if he is convicted and sentenced to death for his alleged role in a 1982 Shiite massacre, even though he faces other charges, an official close to the proceedings said Thursday.
Sounds good to me. He should be gone already, for that matter.
The first trial, which involves the deposed Iraqi ruler's alleged role in the 1982 massacre of an estimated 150 Shiites in Dujail, north of Baghdad, is expected to begin by the fall, said the official.
I don't think the Shiites in Dujail had quite that long, but go ahead...
Saddam's daughter, meanwhile, has threatened that the ousted leader's defense lawyer could boycott the trial — and preliminary questioning — unless the defense gets better access to Saddam.
Brilliant. Simply brilliant. I'm sure they'll assign him a public defender and everything'll be fine...
The defense has complained in the past that it has only been allowed to meet Sadddam with U.S. or Iraqi military officials watching. Iraqi authorities also are building about a dozen other cases against Saddam that they intend to try separately. Those cases include the killing of rival politicians over 30 years, the 1987-88 Anfal campaign that left tens of thousands of Kurds dead or displaced and the crushing of a 1991 uprising by Shiites following the Gulf War. If Saddam is sentenced to death in the Dujail case, authorities could "theoretically" carry out the sentence without waiting for the other trials to begin, the official said.
At which point he'd "theoretically" be dead.
Posted by:Fred

#13  I call dibs on the popcorn concession! :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2005-08-12 16:54  

#12  Just try to honestly call 'em like I see 'em, smn!
Posted by: BA   2005-08-12 14:55  

#11  Thanks for the correction BA #6, you are right on your analysis, I guess that doggy experiment really got to me, whoever did it!! I was however correct on gassing Saddam!
Posted by: smn   2005-08-12 14:35  

#10  nothing dramatic or colorful: make him dig a hole in the desert and shoot him in the head with his own gold pistol. Capture it on video and film as you place a latrine over the hole.
Posted by: Frank G   2005-08-12 09:55  

#9  I hear ya, PR! And, thanks for the kudos in yesterday's post by "bk" over "close-minded Christians." Think we thwaked that troll.
Posted by: BA   2005-08-12 09:05  

#8  BA,

I know that she is referring to the CNN video. But, I also know what she means with her feceious Leftist innuendo. As you say, I will let her explain without using discardable fillers.
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-08-12 08:46  

#7  I've always thought they should hang him from that big arch of crossed swords he built in downtown Baghdad. Make for a nice visual.
Posted by: Steve   2005-08-12 08:19  

#6  PR: I agree that smn is waaaaay over the top often, but I think the "dogs" he referred to were actual dogs they were testing different gases on (but it was actually al Qaeda-not Sammy-doing it in Afghanistan...our boys found video of it a few years ago). I don't think he was referring to WWI! Could be wrong, though, I'll let smn reply. I know he/she stated phosgene, which as you point out was used in WWI, but I think smn was referring to the testing we found video of in Afghanistan.
Posted by: BA   2005-08-12 08:17  

#5  He who lives by the Gas dies by the gas.

Personally I think jam him into a shredder feet first.
Posted by: Ulereger Clavigum6227   2005-08-12 07:46  

#4  Saddam was quite fond of gassing other people, child included isn't it?

Posted by: JFM   2005-08-12 06:55  

#3  "phosgene gas"
smn,

Congratulations! You've hit a new low. Below are the casualties and deaths from the gas in WWI. Maybe your idea of a European vacation is to piss on WWI graves. Your snide remarks are deafening. Your hatred for the West is clear. FYI, they were actual humans, not dogs.

Casualties From Gas - The Numbers
Country-- Total Casualties-- Death
Austria-Hungary-- 100,000-- 3,000
British Empire-- 188,706-- 8,109
France-- 190,000-- 8,000
Germany-- 200,000-- 9,000
Italy-- 60,000-- 4,627
Russia-- 419,340-- 56,000
USA-- 72,807-- 1,462
Others-- 10,000-- 1,000
Posted by: Poison Reverse   2005-08-12 04:39  

#2  If he is put to death, I sincerely hope it's not hidden to the public and sterile (lethal injection). I want it shown on Al-Jazeera, piped to the entire Arab Street. Method: lock him in a hermetically sealed glass room in full military regalia, cigar, sword, and rifle...pump in phosgene gas! My thoughts will still be on that poor doggy they experimented on!!
Posted by: smn   2005-08-12 02:21  

#1  I'm sure they'll assign him a public defender and everything'll be fine...

The Iraqi equivalent of Rick Moranis in "Ghostbusters 2", no doubt.
Posted by: mojo   2005-08-12 00:46  

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