sums it up succinctly: "Altogether, [Saddam's] execution as we now see it is shown to be an ugly, degrading business, which is more reminiscent of a public hanging in the 18th Century than a considered act of 21st Century official justice."
| The whole scene from the execution, taken from a cellphone camera. Defiant to the end, Saddam Hussein mocked Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr moments before he was hanged. Hat tip to Appellate Law & Practice. Keywords: saddam hussein iraq bush execution hanging hanged executed | |
