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Iraq
Iraqis Line Up to Put Hussein in the Noose
2006-12-09
BAGHDAD, Dec. 8 — One of the most coveted jobs in Iraq does not yet exist: the executioner for Saddam Hussein. The death sentence against Mr. Hussein is still under review by an appeals court, but hundreds of people have already started lobbying the prime minister’s office for the position.

They have sent messages through cabinet officials and their assistants, and by way of government guards and clerical workers. One candidate, an Iraqi Shiite living in London whose brother was killed by Mr. Hussein, telephoned an aide to the prime minister to say he was prepared to drop everything and fly to Baghdad to execute the former ruler.

“One of the hardest tasks will be to determine who gets to be the hangman because so many people want revenge for the loss of their loved ones,” said Basam Ridha, an adviser to Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
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#15  Most excellent graphics, A5089.

the Iraqi government used an apparatus and an old rope left over from Mr. HusseinÂ’s government, said the high-ranking government official. The rope had become so elastic that it would sometimes take as much as eight minutes to kill the convicted person.

Four words: Sauce For The Gander
Posted by: Zenster   2006-12-09 23:25  

#14  Awww, can't resist.













Of course, he'll do anything to avoid that...

Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-12-09 14:55  

#13  Flesh eating bacteria.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2006-12-09 14:47  

#12  I like the idea of selling raffle tickets. I'm sure they can raise enough money to repave every highway in Iraq, plus have some left over for port renovations and the extension of the rail network. It's about time Iraq got something worthwhile out of Hussein, and his death may pave the way - pun intended.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-12-09 14:40  

#11  With a elastic rope... keelhauling (otherwise known as trolling the hard way for sharks) would be effective. Make sure it's at least 500lb line so the bites tear.
Posted by: 3dc   2006-12-09 14:23  

#10  My object all sublime
I shall achieve in time
to let the punishment fit the crime
the punishment fit the crime
and make each prisoner pent
unwillingly represent
a source of innocent merriment
of innocent merriment

-Gilbert and Sullivan's the Mikado
Posted by: Alaska Paul   2006-12-09 14:18  

#9  Change the method to firing squad and invite everybody who has a rifle...
Posted by: Raj   2006-12-09 11:34  

#8  Taco Bell his ass.
Posted by: Shipman   2006-12-09 08:18  

#7  Saddam: hang by cable on Cable.
Posted by: RD   2006-12-09 07:53  

#6  I say give him one of the 8-minute stretchy ropes.
Posted by: Thuque Uninegum4421   2006-12-09 07:47  

#5  Keep it under thirty, boys, I want my turn ...
Posted by: Steve White   2006-12-09 01:33  

#4   . . . and resist the temptation to "crack the whip"! :-)
Posted by: gorb   2006-12-09 01:04  

#3  There's a ready solution. Hook him to a pickup. Each driver gets to pull his carcass 1/2 mile. Should accomodate about 50-60 if they take it easy and don't hit too many obstacles.
Posted by: SpecOp35   2006-12-09 00:53  

#2  Until the new gallows were built, the Iraqi government used an apparatus and an old rope left over from Mr. HusseinÂ’s government, said the high-ranking government official. The rope had become so elastic that it would sometimes take as much as eight minutes to kill the convicted person.

I have an idea . . .
Posted by: gorb   2006-12-09 00:35  

#1  Make it a lottery and sell tickets.
Posted by: PBMcL   2006-12-09 00:30  

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