Posted December 30, 2006 According to many news outlets Saddam Hussein was to be executed at 6am Iraq time (03.00 GMT). No official details have been announced by any Iraqi Goverment or Legal body and confusion is high as to the truth in these speculations. The BBC have apparently shown Shia Muslims celebrating the death of Hussein, and according to Wikipedia "At 0557 local time, December 30, 2006 officials claimed that the executions had taken place without confirmation from news sources. Saddam Hussein was executed at 5:57 AM December 30th Baghdad time according to Al-Hurra and Al-Arabiya, two Arab news agencies, as reported on CNN and Fox News." So Saddam is gone. He has been tried and executed by the people he massacred. Reuters Report Execution Sky News Report Execution BBC Report Execution FOX News Report Execution CNN Report Execution Funnily enough, no Arabic News station (Al Jazeera etc) is confirming his execution. The only news stations that are are Western ones. Quote from BBC Article It was witnessed by a doctor, lawyer and officials. It was also filmed Anyone see it on Youtube yet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 WTF! Can they even do it this quickly?! How convenient. He gets executed to coincide with the Hajj and Eid. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 According to many news outlets Saddam Hussein was to be executed at 6am Iraq time (03.00 GMT). No official details have been announced by any Iraqi Goverment or Legal body and confusion is high as to the truth in these speculations. The BBC have apparently shown Shia Muslims celebrating the death of Hussein, and according to Wikipedia So Saddam is gone. He has been tried and executed by the people he massacred. Reuters Report Execution Sky News Report Execution Can we call this justice? His finally dead but it doesn't seem enough. WTF! Can they even do it this quickly?! How convenient. He gets executed to coincide with the Hajj and Eid. Whats that? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Can we call this justice? His finally dead but it doesn't seem enough. Whats that? Hajj is a Muslim pilgrimage that takes place in Saudi Arabia. Eid is a Muslim religious festivel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Al Jazeera are now reporting that a US backed TV station has confirmed the execution of Saddam. Edit: If anyone is near a TV with CNN on it, apparently Anderson Cooper is saying they are going to show both the video and the pictures of his execution. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Looks like the South Park movie can finally take place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Al Jazeera are now reporting that a US backed TV station has confirmed the execution of Saddam. Edit: If anyone is near a TV with CNN on it, apparently Anderson Cooper is saying they are going to show both the video and the pictures of his execution. They can't be serious. Surely they're not allowed to put videos and pictures of any execution on the news at all?! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 I dont know anything about what they can or can't broadcast but if you're near a tv with CNN (I'm not), switch it on and report back!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Looks like the South Park movie can finally take place. :bowdown::bowdown: Ah-ah!!! I really couldn't care less if he is dead or not. I never cared about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 I dont know anything about what they can or can't broadcast but if you're near a tv with CNN (I'm not), switch it on and report back!! I've turned the tv on in the other room, as that has access to CNN. I've turned my attention away from Twilight Princess for tonight. Damn you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 I've turned my attention away from Twilight Princess for tonight. I do think you're in for some jail time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 This would be the perfect day to launch the Wii News channel. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Was this on PPV? How much was it? When is the DVD release? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Sounds like Saddam has carried out his suspended sentence... :horse: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Good. Fucking nightmare on legs he was. Good riddance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 i really don't know what to think of this . . . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Good. Fucking nightmare on legs he was. Good riddance. Well, people should consider following two things before saying it was "good" move: 1) Saddam was still idolized by quite many Iraqians. You can't even imagine how bad the public backslash will be in certain regions. 2) Saddam died as a martyr. This encourages his followers, resulting in more fanatic fighters and more car bombs that will kill innocent civilizians. 3) Iraq is already on the verge of civil war, and last thing that Iraq currently needs is more hostilities. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Well, people should consider following two things before saying it was "good" move: 1) Saddam was still idolized by quite many Iraqians. You can't even imagine how bad the public backslash will be in certain regions. 2) Saddam died as a martyr. This encourages his followers, resulting in more fanatic fighters and more car bombs that will kill innocent civilizians. 3) Iraq is already on the verge of civil war, and last thing that Iraq currently needs is more hostilities. Spose, but he killed ALOT of people. Its only right he should be killed himself. Anyway. It's done now, now turning back. Unless someone in the future has just invented a time machine. lol. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 It's not right to kill anybody, no matter what they have done. Here is a pic of him before he was hung: Apparently he refused to wear a hood. Defiant to the last. Picures of his body were also broadcast, but speculation is rife amongst the streets and cafes in Baghdad, that the execution was staged. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Anyone see it on Youtube yet? I've seen (on BBC news) the bit where he was lead up to the gallows and had the noose placed around his neck. I thnk they were saying that is how much the Looks like the South Park movie can finally take place. But he wasn't eaten by a pack of wild dogs My thoughts on tis are mixed. Part of me thought justice has been done - afterall he's a mass murderer. However, I don't really think that the death penalty was right for this.. I guess its Iraq and Iraqi justice prevails. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Hes a war casualty like thousands of others. This is no bigger a deal than a civilian taking a stray bullet or a soldier stepping on a mine Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Well, people should consider following two things before saying it was "good" move: 1) Saddam was still idolized by quite many Iraqians. You can't even imagine how bad the public backslash will be in certain regions. 2) Saddam died as a martyr. This encourages his followers, resulting in more fanatic fighters and more car bombs that will kill innocent civilizians. 3) Iraq is already on the verge of civil war, and last thing that Iraq currently needs is more hostilities. Very very good post. The fact it's ridiculously ironic that the British (Labour) Government, who helped to depose him (illegally and at the cost of over a hundred British lives) despises the death penalty and whilst we have hundreds if not thousands of paedophiles, murderers and rapists filling up our over crowded prison system they're all alive and well, and under the politically correct system we live in will no doubt all get out on parole and be re-housed with new identities. How either Tony Blair or George Bush can call this man a murderer after all the people around the world that have been killed due to their decisions is beyond me. All the invasion of Iraq has done is thrust Britain into a conflict which has cost British lives. It's also pushed a country into a state of near civil war and further destabilised an already unstable part of the world. All for what, oh yeah, America to get it's hands on Iraqi oil. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted December 30, 2006 Now to the next phase in operation acquire Middle Eastern resources. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
