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post #51 of 56
11/15/06 at 6:20am
One word: Lawyers.
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post #52 of 56
11/15/06 at 6:29am
Wasn't there some kind of deadline? That wouldn't leave much room for an appeals process.
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post #53 of 56
11/15/06 at 6:43am
But they may argue it's inhumane for a newly democratic Iraq to use such a (relatively) barbaric form of punishment.

On the other hand, Hussein may be quite happy to go to the gallows a martyr.
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post #54 of 56
11/15/06 at 10:18am
The thing is, we see enough death in our lifetime in any case. Why the hell would you want to spend time watching someone die just to say you have done it?
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post #55 of 56
11/15/06 at 5:57pm
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Originally Posted by Java
After really going over what I said, and the first response to it, I've changed my mind.
There's something you don't read too often on the message boards.

Anyways, even if Saddam does hang, which could be either/or right now, it won't get shown on any kind of mainstream television. It'll most likely get leaked on the internet where only the really sick people will want to seek it out for viewing.
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post #56 of 56
11/15/06 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by Samurai Mike
But they may argue it's inhumane for a newly democratic Iraq to use such a (relatively) barbaric form of punishment.

On the other hand, Hussein may be quite happy to go to the gallows a martyr.
To the first point: I don't see that argument holding too much sway given the state of Iraq right now. Not that it's invalid, but with the level of violence that goes on every day, a hanging will probably seem downright quaint to most people. The new government may have more credibility to gain by the execution than to lose from it.

To the second: I think he's far from happy about it, since I always got the impression he valued his own interests far above that of Islam or the Arab world in general, but he's adopted that pose because it's the best/only real option available. Begging for mercy isn't going to do any good, and it's not like he can turn state's witness for crimes against humanity. He's trying to salvage some dignity by acting defiant in the face of the inevitable.
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