Hussein executed

Hussein executed, Iraqi TV stations report

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Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been executed, according to two Arabic language media outlets.

Hussein was hanged before dawn on Saturday in Iraq, at about 6 a.m. (10 p.m. Friday ET), the U.S.-backed Al-Hurra television reported.

Earlier, Munir Haddad, a judge on the appeals court that upheld the former dictator’s death sentence, and an adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki each confirmed the paperwork needed for Hussein’s execution had been prepared late Friday.

“All the procedures have been completed,” Haddad said.

Comments

  1. John the Marine wrote:

    Couldn’t have happen to a nicer guy.

    Posted 30 Dec 2006 at 11:29 am

  2. rachel wrote:

    I wonder what this’ll mean for our troops over there.

    Posted 30 Dec 2006 at 12:17 pm

  3. Daniel DiRito wrote:

    To view a sarcastic visual of George Bush playing a round of “Hangman”…link here:

    www.thoughttheater.com

    Posted 30 Dec 2006 at 5:19 pm

  4. BloodSpite wrote:

    I can’t help humming “Lay down your head Tom Dooley”

    Posted 31 Dec 2006 at 10:25 am

  5. The Sanity Inspector wrote:

    So, unlike some incarcerated murderers here in the U. S., he won’t be giving any commencement speeches.

    Posted 31 Dec 2006 at 10:51 pm

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