December 29, 2006
ONE MORE RESOLUTION...:
Hussein may be hanged in a 'day or so': The ex-president meets with his half brothers as his execution nears. (Molly Hennessy-Fiske, December 29, 2006, LA Times)
Saddam Hussein met with two of his half brothers and his lawyers Thursday at a U.S. detention facility as a senior U.S. official said his execution could come within "a couple more days."The former Iraqi president has been in U.S. custody in a cell at Camp Cropper near Baghdad's international airport. He is to be officially turned over to Iraqi custody shortly before the death sentence is carried out, as ordered by an Iraqi court.
The execution could occur in "another day or so" — before the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, said the U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Iraqi officials have said their government would be loath to carry out an execution during the Eid festival, and have suggested that it would not take place until the holiday ends next week. The U.S. official noted that the Bush administration had been "in close contact with the government of Iraq" on Hussein's fate.
...try not to revel in the death of another... Posted by Orrin Judd at December 29, 2006 12:00 AM
I'm waiting for Saddam to confess Jesus Christ as his personal savior. That doesn't get him off from his earthly ponishment, but it would be his great good fortune. There is forgiveness, even for such as he.
Posted by: Lou Gots at December 29, 2006 2:29 PMAnyone know what fate awaits those Moslems, like Saddam, who's death isn't one of a martyr, but one guilty of unspeakable atrocities, including the murdering of small children.
Posted by: erp at December 29, 2006 2:35 PM