Saddam executed

Originally Posted by Ed

Ugh. This will not solve anything.

Executions are never right. Never.

what Ed said.........

Originally Posted by Ed

Ugh. This will not solve anything.

Executions are never right. Never.

what Ed said.........

Originally Posted by UlsterSV

Defiant in life, dignified in death.

If I ever hear from my Iraqi Christian friend Shatha, who overstayed her leave in Britain in 1985 - 1986 (i.e., her leave to be out of Iraq rather than her leave to remain in the United Kingdom), and who was so frightened to return to Iraq for fear of Ba'ath party reprisals, and from whom I have not heard since, I must remember to tell her that you think so.

And I wonder if her brother, who was conscripted into the Iraqi army and who went missing presumed dead in the Iran-Iraq war, had a dignified death. Yes, if I see or hear from Shatha again, I must ask.

I don't really see what the execution will achieve.

of course we all know Saddam was what can really only be called evil, & of course he in many people's view got exactly what he deserved. I can only imagine what it must be like lose a loved one at the hands of such a evil tyrant.

However i fail to see in reality what his execution will achieve, there are i am sure so many unanswered questions that family's in Iraqi must have. Saddam you must remember was condemned to death on the basis of a very very small part of what he actually did, so many other atrocities have been over looked. I think personally he should have been made to answer for all of them. He got of very light indeed & I think that Saddam knew this.

& so begins another chapter in Iraqi's troubled history I can scarcely image what it must be like to live in such a troubled country, i wish the country's people my very best wishes.

& finally have the up most respect for our troops trying to do a job for which they are clearly poorly equipped for under payed for & very under-valued.

Originally Posted by Supervox

Really, & what is your source for this piece of information ?

Telegraph
Last month, one US survey estimated that some 655,000 Iraqis might still be alive but for the US-led invasion of 2003.

The report, based on data from Iraq's health ministry, also said that, in addition to those displaced around Iraq, nearly 100,000 people were fleeing to Syria and Jordan every month, taking the total number estimated to have sought refuge abroad since 2003 to 1.6 million.

Times
The new study, published in the online edition of The Lancet, the British medical journal, also accepts a broad range of error, with its lead author, Gilbert Burnham, also of Johns Hopkins, saying the true figure could lie anywhere between 426,369 to 793,663.

It estimated that a total of 654,965 more Iraqis had died as a consequence of the war than "would have been expected in a non-conflict situation". Of those, 601,000 it was said had died directly of violent causes, including gunfire, car bombs, air strikes and other explosions. The rest had suffered from a general decline in healthcare and sanitary standards due to failing water supplies, sewerage and electricity supply.

I tend to believe some things written in the newspapers.

Of course Tony blair and George Bush have denied these numbers, but as Christine Keeler said. They would wouldn't they?

[northwind]

Originally Posted by timwilky

As far as I am concerned, there is a lot wrong with capital punishment and this was premature as he had not been called to account for all his crimes. In Saddams case I do not think anyone would dispute his guilt, but he certainly did not get a fair trial.

To me immense surprise, I agree with Tim This leaves it wide open to his supporters/apologists arguing that his trial was unfair. The fact that he was undeniably guilty doesn't mean you can just whitewash the trial, sometimes the forms are as important as the results. Should've been a showcase trial for a better way of doing things, not a sham as it was.

I'm generally against the death penalty, but I find I can't get too upset about Saddah Hussein being dead. Funny that... But I think it's a mistake, regardless. And it gave him his opportunity for a good ending- he was made to look weak when he was captured, but nobody could deny he faced his death well. That'll be a scene people remember long after they forget him being dug out of a hole.