sadam gets death sentence

[rospants]

Death is the easy way out, bring back TORTURE I say, proper decent stuff too.....the one where he gradually dies over MONTHS feeling the pain every single second of every single day.

make him feel the pain of every single person hes ordered to be killed

 

[seagully]

Let's face it, he's never gonna be tortured, and if he was it'd be massively hypocritical. The West is trying to preach civil liberty and freedom for Christ's sake. The man deserves to rot in jail for the rest of his life for what he's done. Death really is too good for him.

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Where are his HUMAN RIGHTS?

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

Bush and Blair should be worried. If SH can be done for war crimes then so can (and should) they. Genocide of >600,000 innocent Iraqi's for a start.

Impeach them now....


Before the trapdoor opened mind you , it would be necessary to gag Blair (to stop that awful nattering) and tie his hands behind his back. Just in case he hurt himself as he gesticulated whilst dropping through the trapdoor. What a nice thought that is!!!

TNBA

TTF

 

[tedebear]

I think that given the fact that his death could be seen as matrydom, I'd rather he rotted in a prison until he finally pops his clogs. The court case does seem a little of a farce, however I do believe its been proven without doubt what he caused and did, so if thats the punishment of that court then so be it.

 

[coventrygull]

I don't think the hanging of Saddam will cause more violence in Iraq. He is a bit of an Irrelevant side show. He looks a sad pathetic figure when he is in the dock. The factions in Iraq will go on killing each other regardless whether he is alive or dead. We should not forget the west gave him their support for a long time whilst he was in power.

 

[BensGrandad]

Couple of years ago it was on the news of a case of an Iraqi who raped a girl on Tuesday was sentenced to death on Friday had his appeal heard Monday morning and was executed Monday afternoon, will Sadams appeal follow the same route ?

 

[Bevendean Hillbilly]

Typical stupid septics, they should have shot him as soon as they found him in his hole and said it was his own bodyguard who pulled the trigger, now they have made a man who was deeply unpopular in the Arab world into a potential martyr.

Should have left it to the Brits to sort out.

 

[robbied69]

Do you reckon we'll be able to download the highlights on youtube?

 

[pasty]

Quite simply, I believe that taking another's life is wrong in all circumstances by whoever in whoever's name.

I totally agree with you Buzzer. The death penalty is nothing more than legalised murder.

 

[BensGrandad]

Typical stupid septics, they should have shot him as soon as they found him in his hole and said it was his own bodyguard who pulled the trigger, now they have made a man who was deeply unpopular in the Arab world into a potential martyr.

Should have left it to the Brits to sort out.

That seems a sensible solution that there was a gun battle and he got shot and had they shot his bodyguards as well nobody would have been any the wiser.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Couple of years ago it was on the news of a case of an Iraqi who raped a girl on Tuesday was sentenced to death on Friday had his appeal heard Monday morning and was executed Monday afternoon, will Sadams appeal follow the same route ?

I believe that once his appeal falls through, that sentence has to be carried out within 30 days. However, I guess this is complicated by the other cases he is accused of, the second of which starts tomorrow I think.

I must say I am somewhat uncomfortable with the death sentence, I believe the state has a right to punish but not to kill. Let him rot in jail.

 

[tedebear]

I must say I am somewhat uncomfortable with the death sentence, I believe the state has a right to punish but not to kill. Let him rot in jail.

Yes - completely agree with that for that reason and also the reason that courts and the justice systems have been shown to often arrive at the wrong result. In general executing someone and then deciding the verdict was wrong is a grosser crime in my opinion.

 

[Bluejuice]

So it's official then

2 x wrongs = 1 right

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

May I recommend that everyone reads John Fisk's excellent and so so correct article on P3 of today's Independent (probably available on-line for those who so wish). Really sums up the rank hypocrisy of our and the USA's governments.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Pavilionaire]

Presumably it's up to the Iraqis what they wish to do with him as he is being tried by an Iraqi court and subject to the laws of that country.

If they decide to execute him then so be it. The new Iraqi regime needs to be seen to do the right thing.

Either way, I reckon the US and UK troops will hope to be out of the country by the time the execution occurs. Maybe judicious use of the appeal process could buy time, and a repentant Saddam might just make things a little easier during that period.

I'm sure if it was an American courtroom he'd be toast but a UK courtroom would sentence him to life.

 

[bullshit detector]

It is an incredible achievemnt by the US occupiers that the people of Iraq were better off under Saddam than they are now.

 

[Buzzer]

May I recommend that everyone reads John Fisk's excellent and so so correct article on P3 of today's Independent (probably available on-line for those who so wish). Really sums up the rank hypocrisy of our and the USA's governments.

TNBA

TTF

UK and US Governments hypocritical?

Invade Iraq because he's a despot who's killing his people and is a danger to the region but not invade North Korea, Zimbabwe, et al.

Condemn the cowardly attacks on civilians by terrorists AFTER the same 2 countries bombed Serbian hospitals, trains and TV stations under the guise of NATO.

Justify putting countries on the most wanted list for turning a blind eye to funding terrorists whilst the US have allowed NORAID funding for decades. Justify putting them on the same list for harbouring wanted terrorists whilst London is home to so many Algerian and Middle East murderers (oh, and a few Serbs if last week's news is anythingto go by).

Bring Saddam Hussein to trial on charges of genocide and do NOTHING about Sudan for fear of upsetting the Arab League.

Forcing a region like Macedonia to be annexed from its sovereign country because minority Albanians felt afraid of the Serb majority yet the UK has insisted that Ulster was always a local matter and nothing to do with the rest of the world.

George Bush / Bill Clinton / Tony Blair all ought to be up on crimes against humanity and waging illegal wars.

 

[Questions]

I totally agree with you Buzzer. The death penalty is nothing more than legalised murder.

Then its not murder then is it ?

 

[clapham_gull]

Then its not murder then is it ?

Interesting one this case.

In a usual case of murder anyone else who had supported the act would have found themselves in the dock as well.

The fact that Western democracies supplied a lot of the weapons that this monster used on his own people when he was a "friend" seems to have passed this trial by.

Quite literally the whole things stinks from start to finish.

I suggest anyone should pick up a book on Saddam and Iraq. I did just prior to this invasion, I'd realised just how the support historically the West had given the bloke had just passed me by (or I was too young to take it in). The fact that certain individuals involved are currently in power in the USA is quite frightening actually.

Surreal to a certain extent, who could have predicted that we could probably end up with a Conservative government due to a war mongering Labour one ?

I think the electorate will "punish" the Labour party this time round, as the Americans will probably punish the Rebublicans at the next election.

I'm quite looking forward to sitting back and watching the new "Green" Tories in action. Should be a laugh if nothing else.