A man condemned to be hanged was sentenced to die within 30 days. The prisoner was told by the judge that he would be hanged at noon on one of the next 30 days and on a day that he would not be expecting it. The judge promised that this execution wou…

Lt. General Michael DeLong discusses intelligence behind U.S. concern over Ansar al-Islam terror/poison camp in Northern Iraq A recent conversation Lt. General Michael DeLong revealed new information on prewar intelligence on Iraq that has received lit…

A great evil has finally been extinguished from this earth.

The government of Iraq carried out Saddam Husseins death sentence early Saturday morning.  Following denial of his final appeal, the former dictator was hanged before dawn.  No Americans were present, in what Iraqi national security advisor Mowaffak…

Around six in the morning Iraq time the former Dictator of that country was hanged for the crimes he committed against 148 Shias in Dujail. He was found guilty and sentenced in November and the Iraqi Appeals Court upheld the death sentence earlier thi…

Justice will be served shortly.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq – The official witnesses to Saddam Hussein’s impending execution gathered Friday in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone in final preparation for his hanging, as state television broadcast footage …

Rumors and news stories are swirling that the former Iraqi dictator who the US captured and ousted in 2003 will be executed this weekend. Hot Air and Malkin are on top of the latest developments. Jules Crittenden speculates on the time the execution …

I’m not going to give you an excuse not to read the whole thing by excerpting it. Read it. ***End of a Dictator Confederate Yankee According to an anonymous source, the former President of Iraq will be executed by hanging

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I remember the days of January, 1981, when Ronald Reagan was being inaugurated and at the same time, the American hostages in Iran were being set free. Moments after Ronald Reagan took the oath of office,…

I picked the following up from the Associated Press:
Saddam Hussein will be executed no later than Saturday, said an Iraqi judge authorized to attend his hanging, while the former dictator’s lawyers said he had been transferred from U.S. custody.
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I’ve never been able to rest easy on the question of the death penalty in the US – or the matter of state-sanctioned execution. As a pro-life Catholic, I have issues with it…but on the other hand, I know that there are times it can be cons…

Or so it appears, despite this foolishness in the New York Times which makes absolutely no sense at all.Toppling Saddam Hussein did not automatically create a new and better Iraq. Executing him won’t either.It’s a vapid editorial, suggesting no reali…

The NYT’s editorial board today laments the rush to justice for Saddam: The important question was never really about whether Saddam Hussein was guilty of crimes against humanity. The public record is bulging with the lengthy litany of his vile

News that Saddam may be swinging by a rope within a few hours: Saddam Hussein has been transferred from U.S. custody, his lawyers said, and an Iraqi judge authorized to attend the former dictator’s hanging said he would be…

Saddam Hussein has been handed-over to Iraqi Authories by U.S. troops. The former president of Iraq, the evil dictator, known also as the “Butcher of Baghdad, Saddam Hussein will dangle within hours from a rope. The death sentence has been signed by …