AVON BARKSDALE WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO:

Saddam must die, president of Iraq told (JAMIE TARABAY, April 19, 2005, Chicago Sun-Times)

The largest political bloc in Iraq's new government demanded the execution of Saddam Hussein if the ousted leader is convicted of war crimes, and said Monday that President Jalal Talabani should step down if he is not prepared to sign the death warrant.

''This is something that cannot be discussed at all,'' said Ali al-Dabagh, a spokesman for the clergy-led United Iraqi Alliance, which holds 140 seats in Iraq's 275-member National Assembly. ''We feel he is a criminal. He is the No. 1 criminal in the world. He is a murderer.''

Where's Herbert Lee Stivers when you need him?

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 19, 2005 10:32 AM