@ I M possible:

i really don't kno,why ppl favours
so much of saddam's execution... as far as cruiality is concern,there could be ANY reson behind that. If you are talkin about cruelity ( ZULM) , kahan kahan ZULM nai ho raha??? I need not to quote.
For me ( my own perception,may be ppl not agree with me ) Saddam was an icon of muslims irrespective of shia and sunni. USA -- NO WAY X
Sddam,A Heroic and Ultimate Warrior . He BROKE but didn't bend to USA...
Anywayz... His martydom will For Sure bring colors One day (sonner or Latter)
-( My assisments r onthe DAY, he hanged, and the Kallmah ( La illa ha illal lahu, muhamadur- rasullulah ) he recited before giving his soul. He is For SURE BLESSED )
Note:.(secterism, this is where, we (Muslims) Break. Muslim's ultimate weak point,thats what Usa did, Hitting at the right spot. May we be saved from Secterism and come to one point " A MusliM " We are all Muslims....

Well if injustice and cruelity is there then we should put forward this sort of examples of punishments so people could know that justice is there and cruel and miscreat would be punished.


Yeah strenght lies in unity, we need to admit it to bits.

Aik hon muslim haram ki pasbaani key liyay
Neil key sahil se le key ta ba khak-e-kashghur

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The world is my oyster!

salam it is true that saddam was a real cruel man and a muslim can not be cruel. saddam was killer of 0ne milion muslims can we say SADAAM IS MUSLIM.
and saddam danced over american order & their policies. its exmaple is iran iraq war & iraq kuwait war.!!! ALLUH says in holy book

"HUM ZALIM KO ZALIM SE LARATAI HAIN "

- inshAllah let me get those snaps of palestinianz. i will for sure post.

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Jagay hain, soyain nahin
Aise hai meri ye bechaine
din bi wahin, ratain wahin
Sanson main Sansain hai nahin


______________Exile From Heaven_______________

Dear i know what is going on in Palestine and Kashmir but i was takling about Muslim cruel people who are dis-uniting muslims. they ought to be punished for the sake of unity otherwise they could have added fuel to the fire of dismemberment of Muslim Ummah.

Regards,

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Dear Fellows I agree Saddams Past was nothing more but a dictatorship.I also agreed Saddam should be punished for his cruelties But dear fellows i don't think it right that a Muslim leader is punished by a court which is by laws an American Court of justice lead by a Kurd Biased Judge.Well its nice if Saddams Execution decision was taken by Free Trial by Iraqi Pannel according to Crytal clear Procees of judgement.In case of Saddam The trial is taken under decision by greatest cruel of the world MR.Bush.If Saddam is liable to Death for clearing Mutiny in Iraq then Bush has killed thousands and thousands of Innocent People in Iraq Only.If justice is followed then first hang should be Bush not Saddam.
Second I want to clear some poits hammering in common people minds including me.First Iraq's attack over Kuwait was not totally wrong.Everyone knows Kuwait was just a state of Iraq.But due to western and American interst of Energy reservoir,it is separeted form Iraq by so called Western Attorneys.Secondly Saddams Attack on Kurd Area was just an after jolt of a severe rebellion by Kurds.I am not appreciating that cruel act of destruction.But just presenting the on grounds situation of that time.And remember Kurds people are always discussed as rebellion nature people in all thrree states of their existance including Turkey,Iran and Iraq.Keep in mind in Iraq due to several ethnic groups its really difficult to manage it by a single attorney.When every day is a fear of Mutiny.
Well its just a glimpse of history.In current scenario, Saddam's execution doesn't seems to bow down the Sectarian violence in Iraq but it provides a wave to violence in Iraq. The key to us is Please be united since United we stand divided we fall.And our strengths should be used only against Our first enemy not towards ourselves.

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So IM No One

AsalamOalikum,

Dear Impossible, we all need to be far-sighted and should realize that what far-reaching affects will occur in the wake of execution. Let the time decide that this execution brings Peace or Violance. Here i quote an article from Dr. Mahathir Muhammad.

The Barbaric Lynching of President Saddam Hussein
Press Statement
Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad



January 1, 2007

On the Holy day of Eid, the world watched in horror at the barbaric lynching of President Saddam Hussein of Iraq, allegedly for crimes against humanity. This public murder was sanctioned by the War Criminals, President Bush and Prime Minister Blair.

This sadistic act broadcasted to the whole world is a travesty of justice, and was meant to demonstrate the imperial power of the United States and serves as a warning to peace loving peoples that we must either bow to the dictates of the Bush regime or face the consequences of a public lynching.

The lynching was also an insult to all Muslims, as it occurred on the Holy Day of Eid, whereby Muslims devote themselves to prayer and forgiveness. It is all too clear that the war criminal Bush has no sensitivities whatsoever for Muslims on their pilgrimage to Mecca. This barbaric act is a sacrilege!

The entire trial process was a mockery of justice, no less a Kangaroo Court. Defence counsels were brutally murdered, witnesses threatened and judges removed for being impartial and replaced by puppet judges. Yet, we are told that Iraq was invaded to promote democracy, freedom and justice.

A peaceful country has now been turned into a war zone. Over 500,000 children died as a result of the criminal economic sanctions, and the latest findings by the medical journal, Lancet reveals that over 650,000 Iraqis have died since the illegal invasion of 2003.

The War Criminal Bush has killed more Iraqis than President Saddam ever did, if in fact he was guilty of any crime. If President Saddam Hussein is guilty of war crimes, then the world must find Bush, Blair and Howard equally guilty and the International Criminal Court cannot but prosecute these war criminals. The inaction thus far by the International Criminal Court against Bush, Blair and Howard exposes the double standard of the said Court, when it does not hesitate to prosecute war crimes committed in Dalfur, Rwanda and Kosovo.

If we support human rights and justice, we must condemn this barbaric lynching of President Saddam Hussein. There can be no excuse whatsoever for this injustice under any circumstances. War Criminal Bush and the puppet regime in Iraq have made a mockery of the Rule of Law.


Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad,
Former Prime Minister of Malaysia,
Member of the International Committee, For the Defence of President Saddam Hussein,

30th December 2006


Article nr. 29462 sent on 02-jan-2007 02:58 ECT

Wsalam janab,

Yeah we really need to be far-sighted. Ok tell me what if they had left him free? Would not he enter his own country again to restart his acts of violence? I am not saying that i am gald on his death. Of course i am also dismayed like u guys coz he was a Mslim brother of us. But what his cruel acts have done for us? he was like a thorn in flesh.

These mobs and violence would be alive for a month or two then people will sit calm and quite. That is what i believe. Otherwise if they will keep on doing so then they also know that they are just dawdlig their time. It is useless to fight in the face of US.

Regards,

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And the Crows sang at Dawn...
Layla Anwar


An Arab Woman Blues - Monday, January 01, 2007

The sectarian Iranians Shi'as in Iraq changed the day of the Feast. They postponed it one day , till Sunday the 31st of December according to their so called Jaafari "Islamic" calendar.
You are intelligent enough to figure out what the message is behind all of this.
They have offered us "sunnis" or "sooooooneeees" as george bush likes to call us as a "sacrificial"gift for the Feast. The Zionist Jews planned it as craftily as the Eyeranians. One hand cannot applaud.Ask Al Hakim during his last visit to D.C. He can tell you all about it.

Saddam is gone . A hero. Like it or not. A fearless, brave, courageous, defiant, principled Arab. Till his last breath, he said " Palestine is ARAB" and "Long live Palestine and Long live the Arab Ummah and long live the Iraqi People."

Let us have a quick look at the Arab Ummah as it does not deserve anything more than a swift glance.

Jordan - Total Silence. Let me remind Jordan that Aqaba its port - was built with 50 million dollars - Iraqi money in the 1980's. Let me remind the Hashemite Kingdom that for over 5 years, it received FREE oil from Iraq and let me remind this "respectable country" that if it was not for Iraq, it would still be gathering seashells on its coasts and trying to promote its dead end tourism whilst riding donkeys in downtown Amman.

Egypt - H.Mubarak has not finished his belly dance choreography for 2006. Do we need to remind him of the Millions he received when he went begging for liquidity in Baghdad ? Of course no need to mention the 3 Million Egyptian workers who came and acquired the land they were laboring in Iraq.

Saudi Arabia and the rest of the Gulf - seems they were too busy with the Eid celebrations to utter anything of substance. The only substance they are capable of sharing is stuffed mutton with rice , the halal way of course . Their gargatuan fiesta in which they are still dripping up to their elbows in meat grease and saying Bismillah, in the name of God is not over yet... Do we need to remind those pimps that half a million Iraqis died to protect them from the Persian Crescent ?

Syria- Praise sly Syria. Syria is "surprised" 24 hours later . Another Ha! to you Syria.
(won't mention the 30'000 massacred in Hama - nugde nudge) Oh well thanks for the cheap shampoo in exchange for free oil during the sanctions years.

Lebanon - too busy being botoxed and siliconized the American versus Iranian style. Leave them to figure out how much of either they need to pump in.

Tunisia- you who you were getting all your school books printed in Iraq for FREE, you have kept your cowardly silence . Oh well, as usual!

Morocco- Apart from a few voices of conscience, Hassan the little one has rolled another joint and received a fax from Israel to the effect.....

Algeria - too busy with its own drills...

Libya - Now that the delusional psychotic fit has abated , Qadhafi pronounced 3 days of mourning and that 2 hours before the execution. Thank you Colonel.

Palestine - or what is left of it : a 1000 marched in a demo. Big deal. What about the 25'000 dollars received for each of the martyr's family ? Forgotten so quick ?(Won't mention the scuds.)

Am not done yet . Be patient...

Somalia - God bless it . Where are your students who came and studied for free in Iraqi Universities ? They had more privileges than any Iraqi... Blame it on short memory.

Mauritania - Have you perfected your Arabic, or did you just cash in the millions.?

Sudan - too busy with Darfur....ok now I got it.

Iran, o little Iran - Your society is chauvinistic Persian and they not only hate your "islamic"government, they hate Arabs with vehemence. As for you little government, we know how much you pay up for your sheep to attend your public demonstrations. Media oblige,behind the "Islamic" cloak bien sur ! Ugly lot. We know you all too well. No surprises there.

So called Iraqis - "damned Iraqis". You called on filthy Al Sadr and Al Hakim your intercessors with the Divine. Backward lot . Male Dwarfs. Retrograde, sectarian dirt. Vindictive scum. Persian sellouts.Little petty fanatics . Small impotent ones. Are you happy jumping up and down like the clowns that you are ? You are a circus, a cheap entertainment. You are nothing. Nor you nor your little corrupt coward puppet of a goverment. Big bellies, hooded faces, cloaked bodies and shit for brains . If you knew how much people mock you, if you knew how despised you are outside of Sadr city and your rotting Najaf and Kerbala. Another ha ha ha for your little hasssan's and your little hussein's, small people that you are .

Kurds - two words and not more. Am sorry.
Sorry for every single minute I wasted fighting for your rights. Oh and by the way tell your minister to pronounce correct Arabic. Seems Kurdish Iraqi autonomy has screwed up your accent. Too bad you were not able to experience the same in Iran, Turkey or Syria. As for your whining over Halabja- ask the Iranians- they knew the secret compounds of the chemicals.

You- Muslim Ummah , one sentence. You have been stoning the wrong devil during your pilgrimage. Wake up !

Am not done yet .

As for you america, blood thirsty america - your small georgie , your very small georgie in your very small nation of very small people . Little, short, post orgasmic xmas shoppers of the little usa. If you only knew what a joke you are to the nations , you would shrink even further.
You think you can offer Iraq on a platter for your zionist congress for 2007 ? That congress made of old farts and seniles ? so little do you know ... keep contemplating how you can figure out EyeRaq. And good luck ..tell me when you reach 3000 plus. I just might give you a way out.

England - "dear" England. From grace to grass. Madame Margaret Becket, the english scarecrow,thinks capital punishment is not politically correct ...but ...well.. since when was England nothing but a sneaky hypocrite ? Tell me something I don't know.For more of the same ask the Iraqis in the South.

France - Oh Monsieur le President Chirac. Petit Faux Cul. You seem to have forgotten all the business deals and the billions you got from the land of the Tigris. Oh la la . Even le Pen the Fascist had more balls than you .

And israel. the zionazi israel. First I need to apologize for the several "reconnaissance"spies we caught in the Hillah area of Babel lately. I know you are trying to rehearse defeating Nebukhadnezzar 21st century style. Sorry you failed. You were caught red handed. Try again in a new holocaust "pleurnichade" maybe someone will believe you then.
Little tribal jews , whining lamenting tribal jews . The game is over.Cry some more.Tough if you can't find a new shoulder. As for your apartheid wall - everyone can see through it.

As for you my favorite ones , the "anti War " movement . First let me enquire how Herr Chomsky the "closet zionist" is doing those days ? Any luck with his proposal for a referendum in Iraq concerning the american troops ? And to all of his followers- how does it feels now that capital punishment has been executed ? Do you feel a couple of inches taller in your self righteous stand or do you need more donations ? I heard you are promoting anti- war panties to that effect. Any profits so far ? No worries, you have little "american arabs"parading as "intellectuals". They will help in your anti-war efforts. Just make sure to teach them the "right way" to suck up to you.

Do forgive me if I have forgotten anyone else. Blame it on the Satanic execution of the Plan coupled with the New Year's "Euphoria".

Talking about The New Year. I wish to those who have not been polluted by all the above :
I wish you to find that Inner Place not found in textbooks. That Special Place of steadfastness, resistance, defiance and mockery. I wish you to find that Inner Place of Fortitude in Truth, of Courage in Hardship and of Laughter and Joy in the face of it All.
Onward...


Painting : Iraqi Female Artist, Nadia Mohammed Yass.


Article nr. 29461 sent on 01-jan-2007 19:12 ECT

Dear Impossible we should not do anything which can be beneficial for short terms only but our acts should be aimed at achieving long term objectives of peace. i know this execution may curb the violance for very short time but it will leave everlasting effects on geo-political scenerio of Iraq as well as other countries of Middle East leading towards perpetual catastrophy & anarchy.

Now i quote an article from Israel News Agency. Please do read it and i will be obliged if you share your thoughts after reading this article.

By Joel Leyden
Israel News Agency


Jerusalem----December 29...... Should Saddam Hussein die by hanging? This is a question that each and every one of us should ask.

First, should Saddam die? According to a senior Vatican official, the Pope has condemned the death sentence against Saddam Hussein reiterating that capital punishment goes against the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Renato Martino, Pope Benedict XVI’s top prelate for justice issues and a former Vatican envoy to the United Nations, said that Hussein’s execution would punish “a crime with another crime” and expressed hope that the sentence would not be carried out. “The death penalty is not a natural death. And no one can give death, not even the State,” he said.

On Tuesday, Iraq’s highest court rejected Saddam's Hussein’s appeal against a conviction and death sentence for the killing of 148 people in Dujail, in northern Iraq, in 1982. The court said the former president should be hanged within 30 days.

In Jewish law, we do not believe in capital punishment. The death penalty does not exist in Israel. Only once was it ever exercised and that was for Adolph Eichmann who engineered the Holocaust in Europe.

Former U.S. attorney general Ramsey Clark denounced the Iraq Special Tribunal's death sentences against Saddam Hussein and two co-defendants in a press conference at the National Press Club in Washington on December 20. Clark served on Hussein’s defense team during the trial.

"The consequences of execution will be greater violence." Clark warned, "I don't think you can rationally expect anything else." Hussein and the co-defendants have been held in American custody at Camp Cropper, an American military prison near the Baghdad airport. Clark charged that if they were turned over to Iraqi authorities they faced torture and death. Noting the biased nature of the trial, which was roundly condemned by human rights groups, foreign offices of several countries, U.N. observers and others, Clark questioned the speed with which the court is moving to execute the defendants.

"Prime Minister Maliki has repeatedly said the execution should take place this year," Clark said. "Iraq law seems to provide that the sentence of death is to be carried out mandatory within fifteen days of the final judgment." In addition to Saddam, the court also imposed death sentences on Awad Hamed al-Bandar and Barzan al-Tikriti. Further, near the end of the recent trial, an Iraqi puppet judge told one of the defendants, "You had blood on your hands since you were a child." There was no attempt to prove that the recent trial was anything other than a rigged show trial. As Clark said, it represented "victor's injustice, victor's justice being an oxymoron." The implications of execution are dire. Clark noted that "The Pentagon [had] announced that violence in Iraq was at an all time high." Clark also commented on the parallels between Vietnam and Iraq. He observed that long many knew that the U.S. government’s war of aggression against Vietnam was doomed to failure, the war dragged on with massive casualties mounting.

Hussein collaborated with the United States in launching the 1980 war with Iran. But the Iraqi regime was never a comprador, puppet government of U.S. interests in the same way as the client regimes in Jordan, Kuwait or Saudi Arabia. When Hussein began to assert Iraqi national interests independent of U.S. interests—for example, the 1990 invasion of Kuwait— was his regime then targeted for destruction? Is the real reason Hussein and members of his government face execution is because they stood up to U.S.? Many claim that the U.S. occupation regime was illegal and had no authority to try or convict Hussein or any of his co-defendants. Some argue that real trials for "crimes against humanity" would have Bush administration officials and Pentagon generals as the defendants. No different than charges that Ariel Sharon and today Ehud Olmert face in Israel.

Ken Joseph Jr. reports from Iraq stating a different perspective: "As an Assyrian Christian, the indigenous people of Iraq, with family who were terrorized and imprisoned by Saddam Hussein, hate is a mild word when asked how one feels towards Saddam Hussein." Joseph Jr. continues: "I cannot erase from my memory the terror in our family. The sheer horror when there was an unexpected knock on the door or an unknown telephone call. The family members and for that matter nearly one million Iraqis he killed and the countless million lives he destroyed."

"How do you forgive this? First of all it is important to never forget. One of the true dangers outside of Iraq is that somehow in all that has transpired in Iraq ; the sheer evil of Saddam has been forgotten. I remember! The biggest lesson Saddam taught me concerned the existence of evil. For those who live in democratic and free countries, the concept of evil has gone somewhere. In a world of political correctness, much of the world is unable to understand because they have never experienced sheer evil. This was Saddam. His face was everywhere. From the moment you woke up to the time you went to bed he was everywhere. He was on the money, his three pictures - one in Arab Headdress, one with his rifle and the other, the old black and white picture in every office - was always somewhere. Driving, his statues were everywhere. He was in your dreams."

"The message of Saddam Hussein, is to remind the world that there is evil." It exists and Saddam Hussein and his even more evil sons and all their henchmen embodied it completely. The fatal flaw following the liberation of Iraq was the clash of cultures - one who had lived under evil and knew it firsthand and the other that denied its existence. This denial of evil brought us to where we today, where the successors to Saddam Hussein in the form of Hakim, Sadr, Sistani and their bosses in Iran are viewed through the prism of situational ethics which see something "good" in all men, in spite of the simple fact that some men are evil. Second, though can Saddam be forgiven ? The real ones to ask are those whose lives were destroyed by him. For us, we need to face the uncomfortable fact that evil exists and that we must stand against it, at the same time never forgetting that there is a God and that in the end, it is He that wins."

In a Friday sermon, one preacher at a mosque in the Shiite holy city of Najaf describes the execution as "God's gift to Iraqis." He says Saddam "killed millions of Iraqis in prisons" and in wars with neighboring countries. The preacher also says the former Iraqi leader is responsible for mass graves, and prays that God will "take revenge on Saddam."

Human Rights Watch has a different take: "The Iraq government should not implement the death sentence against Saddam Hussein, which was imposed after a deeply flawed trial for crimes against humanity. The Appeals Chamber of the Iraqi High Tribunal, which was first reported by Iraq’s national security adviser to have upheld the sentence, should have conducted a thorough legal review of the verdict and then announced its findings. Imposing the death penalty, indefensible in any case, is especially wrong after such unfair proceedings. That a judicial decision was first announced by Iraq’s national security advisor underlines the political interference that marred Saddam Hussein’s trial."

So does the UN: ”The appeal judgment is a lengthy and complex decision that requires careful study. There were a number of concerns as to the fairness of the original trial, and there needs to be assurance that these issues have been comprehensively addressed. I call, therefore, on the Iraqi authorities not to act precipitately in seeking to execute the sentence in these cases."

Amnesty International says: "We are against the death penalty as a matter of principle, but particularly in this case because it comes after a flawed trial."

The Prime Minister of Italy Romano Prodi: "While I don't want to minimize the crimes committed by Saddam Hussein, and the ferocity with which he governed during his regime, and while respecting the autonomy and legitimacy of Iraq institutions, I must express the Italian government's, and my personal, firm opposition to the death sentence."

And the EU President stated: "The EU opposes capital punishment in all cases and under all circumstances, and it should not be carried out in this case either." The Times of India: "One of the main criticisms of the trial was that the special court was not equipped to handle such a complex case. Questions have also been raised about timely disclosure of evidence, the rights of defendants to confront witnesses and impartiality of the judges. New Delhi has rightly condemned the trial as lacking credibility. It has also raised the issue of the effect of the death sentence on Iraq's future. There is good reason to believe that executing Saddam can only worsen the situation in Iraq. The memory of Saddam as a martyr is likely to have much more of a hold on popular imagination than a Saddam behind bars.

The Asian Tribute: "The confirmation yesterday of the death sentence against Saddam Hussein is the final act in a legal charade directed from Washington. The Iraqi Appeal Court upheld the verdict against Hussein and two of his co-accused - Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti and Awad Hamed al-Bandar - brought on November 5 for the execution of 148 Shiites from the town of Dujail in 1982. With the only avenue of appeal exhausted, all three can be hanged at any time within the next 30 days. White House spokesman Scott Stanzel hailed the court decision, declaring it to be "an important milestone" in efforts "to replace the rule of a tyrant with the rule of law." In fact, the Bush administration has repeatedly demonstrated its contempt for basic legal norms, riding roughshod over international and US law. It has pressed for the execution of Hussein as a means of demonstrating to the world that it is capable of killing its opponents with impunity."

The Australian: "The Iraq Government should have spared Saddam the death penalty."

Ray Hanania, who was named 2006/2007 best ethnic American columnist by the New America Media, says: "I don’t sympathize with Iraq’s former dictator Saddam Hussein, but I do hold sacred the international rule of law and the principle that justice must be blind. That’s why I oppose the execution of Saddam Hussein."

Hanania continues: "It’s also why I believe that Saddam Hussein did not receive a fair trial. His execution is a war crime and an act of murder. Why should I believe any of the claims made against Saddam Hussein when nearly every claim used to justify the invasion of Iraq have all proven to be false? There were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. Saddam Hussein never conspired with the al-Qaeda terrorists who planned the World Trade Center attacks. Iraq was never a threat to America. I also do not believe that Americans who backed the war above and beyond the lies that justified the war really cared about freeing the Iraqi people. The court established by the United States military occupation of Iraq is also illegal and has no jurisdiction to prosecute anyone. It’s a sham, so much so that everyone knew Saddam Hussein would be convicted and sentenced to death."

"When the judge at the court expressed sympathies for Saddam Hussein, he was immediately removed, which also proves that the purpose of the court, like the purpose of the Iraq invasion, was never about justice or rights, but about politics. Saddam Hussein should be prosecuted before the International Criminal Court in the Hague where other international leaders have been charged, prosecuted and convicted on the powerful foundation of the International Rule of Law. Or, brought before an International Tribunal set up under the auspice of the United Nations as was Slobodan Milosevic."

"Saddam Hussein was not sent to the Hague, nor was an International tribunal convened because Bush cannot guarantee a conviction or death sentence there," says Hanania. "It might also open questions about Bush’s conduct in Iraq. If Saddam Hussein can be prosecuted for quelling a rebellion against his regime, cannot President Bush therefore be prosecuted for violating international law? Why should American soldiers in Iraq facing war crimes charges be held accountable but not Bush? I believe far more war crimes have been committed in Iraq, but we have only chosen to prosecute those that are unavoidable and clear for all to see. There is also one more legal issue that is being ignored by the kangaroo court in Baghdad. If we accept the assertions that the war in Iraq is legal, then Saddam Hussein is a prisoner of war. His murder is a violation of the Fourth Geneva Conventions, that we have already ignored in our conduct in torturing and mistreatment other prisoners. Regardless, sentencing Saddam Hussein to death is a violation of international law. But killing him is an immoral act tantamount to murder exposing Bush administration hypocrisies. All of these violated principles and laws may one day come back to haunt us as Americans," says Hanania.
At the time of this writing I suspect that Saddam has already been hung. "The execution could occur in "another day or so" - before the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha," said a U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. Iraq officials have said their government would be loath to carry out an execution during the Eid festival, and have suggested that it would not take place until the holiday ends next week. The U.S. official noted that the Bush administration had been "in close contact with the government of Iraq" on Hussein's fate.

According to Iraq law the convicted person has the right to see family 24 hours before the death sentence is carried out. Yesterday, Saddam said good-bye to his two brothers. And a top Iraq official said Saddam Hussein would be executed before six am. Saturday, Baghdad time, that's tonight at 10 PM Eastern/7 PM Pacific.

That would make sense from a security perspective. Hang Saddam before the Eid al-Adha holiday begins. Under the cover of darkness and then announce it at dawn. With daylight US troops would have a better idea as to what would be coming at them.

This writer has had his own personal experiences with Saddam Hussein. I watched from the roof of the Tel Aviv Hilton in 1991 as Iraq scuds slowly hovered over and fell onto Israel soil. One missed my home in Ramat Gan by only 200 meters. I have no sympathy for Saddam Hussein. But nor do I care to see Saddam turned into a martyr.

Saddam should rot in jail but should not be hanged. What would his hanging serve? He was not responsible for 9/11, no weapons of mass destruction were found (though I suspect they did exist earlier) and it was rumored his administration had met with the US Embassy the day before invading Kuwait and was given a green light by the US. And the war crimes that Saddam is accused of occured in 1982.

Why didn't the international community take action then? Why only after 2001?

Saddam's death will only serve to polarize more moderate Muslims. It will not make them fear the US, England or Israel even more so.

Islamic terrorists embrace death. They do not fear it. So who is the US punishing?

Robert Baer of TIME Magazine states: "If the deposed Iraqi leader is executed now, the country's Sunnis will always think of Saddam's rule as a golden era. Now is not the time to execute Saddam Hussein. With Iraq still under coalition occupation, as far as Iraqis are concerned the rope around Saddam's neck will be American. The Shi'a and the Kurds may not care whose rope it is - they just want the man dead and their pound of revenge. But for the Sunni, Saddam will become an instant martyr." Baer, a former CIA field officer assigned to the Middle East, could not be more correct.

Many news media are now reporting on the fine details of what is a hanging. Providing minute by minute accounts of what would happen if the rope was too short or too long. Are we as a civilized Western world any different from the crowds that gathered to watch the French Guillotine at work or the hangman's noose in the old US West?

What distinguishes us from the Islamic terrorists that we fight is that we cherish life.
Yes, in war we can be more barbaric using pyschops as good if not better than the enemy by hanging blood dripping heads on wooden sticks. But do we need now to place Saddam's head on a wooden stick? Will video of his hanging decrease conflict or increase it in the Middle-East?

Attorneys for former Iraq president Saddam Hussein, who could be hanged within hours, today asked a US court to order a halt to his execution. In a last-minute filing to the US District Court of Washington, Hussein's lawyers asked for a temporary stay of execution because Saddam is a defendant in a civil case in the same court and he has been prevented from being able to defend himself.

"People ought to come, have a good time, they ought to feel confident," White House homeland security adviser Frances Fragos Townsend said in a nationally broadcast television interview. Asked specifically if people should be concerned about threats by Saddam Hussein loyalists in Iraq to attack U.S. interests, Townsend said Saddam had "the kind of legal due process that many of his victims were denied." She added: "We don't see any specific uptick in threats."

I trust the White House will use this legal stay as a last minute face saving gesture for themselves to avoid deepening the mud for which brave US troops presently stand on. To lessen the reality of Sunni Islamic suicide bombers visiting shopping centers in New York, Washington, Miami, Chicago and Los Angeles.

Let Saddam die of a heart attack, AIDS, a stroke or other "natural causes" in jail. It worked for Yasser Arafat, it can work for Saddam Hussein.
America represents life. So does Israel. It's time for us to illustrate what kind of society we live in.

What our values are. Yes, fight for freedom, but remember we are Christians and Jews.
We are not the people who beheaded Daniel Pearl and celebrated