Saddam to hang

[Troll]

Can't quite work out why this government which is so anti capital punishment at home, should be applauding the death sentance in Iraq, even Beckett was saying it's a good thing...

Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi president: death by hanging
Awad Hamed al-Bander, Chief Judge of Revolutionary Court: death by hanging
Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's half-brother: death by hanging

[Buffoon]

That’s the difference between verdict and sentence. They like the verdict, but don’t like the sentence.

Let’s hope we get the same result (verdict and sentence) when we put B’Liar and his cronies on trial for crimes against the British people.

[wendigo100]

So, on top of everything else, they are going to make him a martyr.

[AtW]

Should have offered him saving life in exchange for begging on public TV - this would ruin his image, and then he can be executed.

A refreshing Russian approach to the problem.

[Mordac]

Saddam to Hang

Good riddance.

[Nipple Clamp]

Good riddance.

What an amazing coincidence this verdict was handed down only two days before the US mid-term elections.

Reminds me of ancient Rome, where defeated leaders such as Vercingetorix were kept until the next big occasion, and then led through the streets in a triumphal procession before being strangled in the Tullian (AKA Mamertine) Prison.

[Mordac]

What an amazing coincidence this verdict was handed down only two days before the US mid-term elections.

Probably not enough to stop Bush getting something of a hammering on Tuesday. Hopefully, anyway.

[Lockhouse]

I find the whole thing distasteful. Everyone crowing about how the verdict is a wonderful victory for freedom, but we invaded his country under false pretences, possibly illegally, and whether he was evil or not, that makes any moral claims we may make now utterly ludicrous.

[Board Game Geek]

moral claims we may make now utterly ludicrous

A good point Lockhouse, and well made.

Makes one stop and think, doesn't it ?

I mean, we can't exactly claim the moral high ground any more in all of this can we ? We've really gone and buggered it up. Might as well finish it then.

So the only option is to nuke the rest of the god-forsaken place, pull out, and tell the yanks to feck off as well.

...cept our Generals haven't got any balls...

[Mordac]

I find the whole thing distasteful. Everyone crowing about how the verdict is a wonderful victory for freedom, but we invaded his country under false pretences, possibly illegally, and whether he was evil or not, that makes any moral claims we may make now utterly ludicrous.

No it doesn't. Just because a criminal gets off on a technicality, does't make him innocent. Whether the invasion was iffy or not, doesn't make Saddam any less guilty.