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| Court Upholds Saddam's Death Sentence |
| 2006-12-26 |
Dec 26, 2006 : 8:43 am ET - BAGHDAD, Iraq --  An Iraqi appeals court has upheld the death sentence for Saddam Hussein, Iraq's national security adviser said Tuesday. "The appeals court approved the verdict to hang Saddam," said the official, Mouwafak al-Rubaie. On Nov. 5, an Iraqi court sentenced Saddam to the gallows for the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town after an attempt on his life there. |
| Posted by:.com |
| #21 Cue Led Zep, "Gallows Pole"..... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-12-26 19:28 |
| #20 Oh thirty days (thirty days!) Oh thirty days (thirty days!) Im gonna see that you hang real high in thirty days Gonna send out a world wide ululu Thatll be the very thing that'll suit ya Im gonna see that you dead as stone in thirty days. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-12-26 19:03 |
| #19 wooohooo - can we call him Pinada |
| Posted by: macofromoc 2006-12-26 18:22 |
#18 Hang 'em |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-26 17:36 |
| #17 My prediction: When Saddam does take the big drop, the MSM will downplay it. It will be the lead story, they can't avoid that, but the tone will be that of an afterthought, "in case you're interested." Any feature play in the media will focus on far left criticism of Saddam's trial, with softballs pitched at the usual Human Rats activist spokesdroids and unchallenged soundbites in return. There may also be leaden semi-philosophical pieces from the likes of Andy Rooney, questioning the "right to judge," playing up the lies about the US arming Saddam in the 80s and so on. In short: another exercise in twisted bullshit that Goebbels would envy. |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-12-26 16:05 |
| #16 Aw hell, why not, HANG 'EM! |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-26 15:20 |
| #15 "But what about Ramsey Clark's appeal to SCOTUS? Won't that hold things up?" Not if they hang Clark too. (I can dream, can't I?) |
| Posted by: Atomic Conspiracy 2006-12-26 15:09 |
| #14 the only speed-bump I can think of would be a long-shot appeal to Iraq's constitutional court. When I left that court had yet to be fully created, manned, and operational. Uh oh... |
| Posted by: Shipman 2006-12-26 14:27 |
| #13 But what about Ramsey Clark's appeal to SCOTUS? Won't that hold things up? |
| Posted by: KBK 2006-12-26 14:24 |
| #12 Court Upholds Saddam's Death Sentence 49 Pan: There is a Santa! Now "Get a Rope!" Merry Christmas Saadam »:-) |
| Posted by: RD 2006-12-26 13:50 |
#11 The sentence "must be implemented within 30 days," chief judge Aref Shahin said. "From tomorrow, any day could be the day of implementation."Just like the Japanese, but shorter time period. Say, Judge, could you make it tomorrow? I'll fire up the popcorn poppers and chill the champagne. :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-12-26 13:47 |
| #10 It's 30 days - as emphasized by the appeals court judge who made the announcement - and the only speed-bump I can think of would be a long-shot appeal to Iraq's constitutional court. When I left that court had yet to be fully created, manned, and operational. The idea (not unreasonable) was that under Iraq's new system, the defense would have the option of testing lines of authority by appealing the IHT's decisions "above" and outside it. Similar things are common in new constitutional systems. But I think the political situation makes any successful appeal unlikely. The 30-day law was an amendment to the IHT statute passed in summer '05 by the interim parliament (against US preferences) , and it reflects the desire of a majority of Iraqis to be done with the evil guy in the natty dark suit. Talabani won't stand in the way, and I see no likelihood that things will be delayed. I'm quite surprised too. I expected longer deliberations, and would not have been shocked by a reduction in sentence or other negative ruling, given the substantial (if understandable) rough edges of the Dujail process. I imagine a Saddam neck-lengthening now will curtail US support to the whole IHT process as well. That support has been just one more extraordinary effort by the US that has gone largely unsung and under-appreciated. |
| Posted by: Verlaine 2006-12-26 12:12 |
| #9 I'd say, hoist him from the ground. Takes longer. |
| Posted by: Mark E. 2006-12-26 11:41 |
| #8 Do they still have that old stretchy rope Sadam used to use? |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-12-26 11:25 |
| #7 Hang him high. |
| Posted by: mac 2006-12-26 11:23 |
| #6 The sentence "must be implemented within 30 days," chief judge Aref Shahin. "From tomorrow, any day could be the day of implementation." Whoever has the overnight shift, make sure to watch the wires... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2006-12-26 11:19 |
| #5 We must have posted at the sametime. I looked back and Bigjim is right not me. After the appeal they have 30days not 60days like I had come off the top of the head with. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/05/dujail.saddam/index.html Its about mid way down if you Ctrl-F 30 you will get express hit. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2006-12-26 11:01 |
| #4 From what I've read here, this means he's 30 days (or less) from that 'short drop, sudden stop' thingy. But being a cynical skeptic, I'll believe it when they release the Uday/Qusay-type morgue pics. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2006-12-26 10:59 |
| #3 WOWww! I figured they would draw out the appeal months. The Iraqi system is written so that once the appeal is denied and the sentence upheld the gov has maximum 60days. This means before Febuary Saddam will be a swingin. I will be on watch for the video. |
| Posted by: C-Low 2006-12-26 10:57 |
| #2 I think I read somewhere that he must be executed within 30 days by law. I'll pine away the hours. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2006-12-26 10:54 |
| #1 There is a Santa! Now "Get a Rope!" |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2006-12-26 09:08 |