2006-12-30 06:12:01 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
It seems to me that there are a lot of factors involved.
On the one hand, the execution will bring hope to many of the people who were oppressed under his reign and put an end to a gruesome chapter in Iraqi history.
However, while he may not become an iconic symbol for the resistance, he may well become an excuse for more attacks.
In addition, I personally believe that he should have gone through the genocide case before being hung to add weight to his sentence.
Finally, I think it was a poor choice to have him hung on a holy day of forgiveness for Muslims.
2006-12-30 06:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by Pedantic 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can watch the video up to the point where he is hanged. They suddenly stop recording at that point. The video is clear and you can see him and the executioners in great detail.
They record again after the body is removed from the gallows. The video is poor quality and you cannot tell if it really is him or not. His face is covered with a cloth except for his nose and parts of his eyes.
Why did they stop the video before the actual execution when they had declared they would show it on TV?
Why is video so poor after he is removed from the gallows?
Why is so much of his face covered that you cannot see him well enough to identify him on TV?
What are the chances that is was really one of his look-alikes who was executed - one who was willing to sacrifice himself for his beliefs?
Someone as rich as Saddam would have easily made a deal with the government to "look the other way" as he left the country in exchange for all his wealth being left behind.
2006-12-30 14:53:04 · answer #2 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to be for the dealth penalty until I was a documentary on it. Now I do not see the need for it. It really does not resolve anything. I think Hussein's execution happened too quickly, his trial should have been done out of Iraq and it should not have happened in the time of a Muslim religious holiday.
2006-12-30 14:30:47 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ terry g ♥ 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
He was just another dispensable puppet of the Americans, like Osama Bin Laden, they will surely find somebody else in power to manipulate.
2006-12-30 14:15:29 · answer #4 · answered by TheDementedMule 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm so sick of the American government and the kind of **** they do to cover their asses. It's time for Bush to be executed.
2006-12-30 14:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by Fashionista 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It was long overdue
2006-12-30 14:19:07 · answer #6 · answered by Bubbles 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Looks like he died from it.
2006-12-30 14:18:10 · answer #7 · answered by Realist 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋