Saddam Begs for a Firing Squad

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Saddam Begs for a Firing Squad

by John Little on 26/07/2006

Saddam Hussein declared today he would like to be executed by firing squad rather than hanged like “a common criminal” if sentenced to death at the end of his trial for genocide.

During a combative court appearance, which was his first for more than a month and came after a 17-day hunger strike that saw him taken to hospital at the weekend, the former Iraqi dictator again poured scorn on chief judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman and US forces inside the country.

“I ask you, being an Iraqi person, that if you reach a verdict of death, execution, remember that I am a military man and should be killed by firing squad and not by hanging as a common criminal,” Saddam said.

Hanging it is then…

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There are 6 comments in this article:

26/07/2006agesilaus says:

I think it should be death by Uday’s plastic shredder myself
27/07/2006Ese says:

As a soldier, protocol should be followed and he should still be shot by a firing squad. In fact, he shouldnt be killed at all.
27/07/2006Ese says:

Showing him the respect he didnt give to his victims is the only way to prove everyone who is the evil doer. Hanging him will be taken as an humillation for many who (like it or not) respected Saddam. Humillating him will only cause further problems.
27/07/2006Robert Stevens says:

STFU Ese. You are no soldier.

Digg it. This is the Saddam’s confession. Round it. Sphere it. Tech it.

Why else would a man opt for the fast way out?

He’s done, but is Hearst? Don’t know.

JLittle. Stop kissing up to MM.
6/10/2006Tim says:

Iraq was better off under Saddam. At least there was stability in Iraq
1/11/2006Sgt Slaughter says:

Iraq is over run with Iranians, Syrians, Eygptians and many other middle eastern Jihadist’s so it’s no wonder it’s a freaking nightmare. Wake up. Either we are doing those countries a favor by grinding up the worst of the worst by design or it’s only a matter of time before attrition catches up to the jihdist. Either way better the sucide bombers die over there than over here in another high rise.

Thanks to our own US Media we as a nation have not the will to win. Thanks for supporting your own country in a time of war. Here is what it takes, see US stratgies of WW2. Which included destroying whole cities that could not fall in line with the peace process. We have gone out of our way to spare human lives now is the time to go out of our way to restore order and destroy the lives of those who are our enemy. SO that those people who want peace can actually get some.

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