saddam sentenced to death

[Hymnz]

http://www.canada.com/topics/news/world/story.html?id=07fff5b9-0bff-447d-87dc-36e4c3e9dc04&k=94076

Canadian Press
Published: Sunday, November 05, 2006

BAGHDAD (AP) - Saddam Hussein was convicted and sentenced Sunday to death by hanging for war crimes in the 1982 killings of 148 people in the town of Dujail, as the former president shouted ``God is great!''

Saddam, his half brother and another senior official in his regime were convicted and sentenced to hang. Saddam yelled out defiantly: ``Long live the people and death to their enemies. Long live the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!''

Some feared the verdicts could intensify Iraq's sectarian violence after a trial that stretched over nine months in 39 sessions and ended nearly 3 1/2 months ago. Clashes immediately broke out Sunday in north Baghdad's heavily Sunni Azamiyah district, and a Sunni political leader condemned the court decision.

``This government will be responsible for the consequences, with the deaths of hundreds, thousands or even hundreds of thousands, whose blood will be shed,'' Salih al-Mutlaq, the Sunni politician, told the al-Arabiya satellite television station.

During Sunday's hearing, Saddam initially refused the chief judge's order to rise; two bailiffs lifted the ousted ruler to his feet and he remained standing through the sentencing.

Before the session began, one of Saddam's lawyers, former U.S. Attorney General Ramsey Clark, was ejected from the courtroom after handing the judge a memorandum in which he called the trial a travesty.

Chief Judge Raouf Abdul-Rahman pointed to Clark and said in English, ``Get out.''

In addition to the former Iraqi dictator and Barzan Ibrahim, his former intelligence chief and half brother, the Iraqi High Tribunal convicted and sentenced Awad Hamed al-Bandar, the head of Iraq's former Revolutionary Court, to death by hanging.

Iraq's former Vice-President Taha Yassin Ramadan was convicted of premeditated murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Three other co-defendants were convicted of murder and torture and sentenced to up to 15 years in prison.

One defendant was acquitted for lack of evidence.

The guilty verdict for Saddam is expected to enrage hard-liners among Saddam's fellow Sunnis, who made up the bulk of the former ruling class.

The country's majority Shiites, who were persecuted under the former leader but now largely control the government, will likely view the outcome as a cause of celebration.
© The Canadian Press 2006

did not see this coming

 

[KO]

this is great news

 

[samtarin]

it is being said that it was timed to give republicans here a boost in the elections. and i wouldnt doubt it. i think it was obvious that this was going to happen. the US of George Bush isnt going to let him live. you know if the shoe was on the other foot they would do the same thing, but we would blow the fuck out of them if they did that which they might in turn do to us down the line. i dont think it's a good idea to kill him but we cant very well let him so or keep him here because he is a threat regardless.

 

[Mo_Murda]

it is being said that it was timed to give republicans here a boost in the elections. and i wouldnt doubt it.

^----No doubt .... The death of Saddam isn't gonna solve anything which i'm sure the Bush Administration will try and push, its just gonna make the violence worse... I hope that people aren't so stupid to think this is good news and keep the republicans in control of congress that would blow for the next 2 years.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

sadam's homies, all the terrorists and them ppl, would just retaliate, and make the US and UK look like the bad 1s. they dnt have to go as far as killing innocent ppl. and y should they back saddam? he fucked over ppl in iraq. no freedom, and now they will probably back him up anyway. they should b glad hes gone.

 

[The.Menace]

i dont think it's a good idea to kill him

I totally agree.

 

[Elmira]

I love how perfectly this verdict was timed with our own midterm elections coming up. Anyway, have we found Osama yet?

This will do nothing but prolong the counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, the one that US military experts say will linger for decades as it is.

 

[critikaldesignz]

I'm suprised people are still confusing him with Al-Qaida

 

[*Riaz*]

They shudnt Kill him,
Instead they should Put Him In Prison For Life Atleast!!

 

[S O F I]

I love how perfectly this verdict was timed with our own midterm elections coming up. Anyway, have we found Osama yet?

This will do nothing but prolong the counterinsurgency campaign in Iraq, the one that US military experts say will linger for decades as it is.

Osama is a Christmas gift.

 

[Illuminattile]

they should Put Him In Prison For Life Atleast!!

Life "at least"? Is there much point in keeping him in prison for longer than his life?

 

[ImmortalTech]

.... Now only if Bush got the same penalty for his crimes we'd be living in a world with just a TINY bit of justice

 

[PuffnScruff]

lmao off this being timed to give the republicans a boost in the elections. as if they needed it right now after kerry's comments.

 

[Glockmatic]

lmao off this being timed to give the republicans a boost in the elections. as if they needed it right now after kerry's comments.

Ya, Kerry's comment really screwed over the democrats its going to take a lot more to stop the democrats right now

 

[*Riaz*]

Life "at least"? Is there much point in keeping him in prison for longer than his life?

Well I Think Saddam Should Suffer For All The Evil Shit Hes Done,
I Believe Killing Someone Is Freeing Them,
Keeping Him In Prison Till He Dies Is Probably The Best Sentence IMO,

Doing Life is Some shit None Of Us can speak on!!

Pz

 

[Jokerman]

And it will take them how long to carry out this sentence...

If their Death Row is anything like it is in this country, he's got at least 10 good years to get broken out, freed, whatever, and become leader again. Then have 2 more sons and build 20 more palaces and make more commercials showing him shooting stuff into the air.:thumb:

 

[ARon]

Like this was any surprise.

 

[Tru Principle]

lmao off this being timed to give the republicans a boost in the elections. as if they needed it right now after kerry's comments.

You and the shemale Sofi will lose, if you think one comment from a democrat called kerry will make our citizens forget the administration's failure then you are a dumbo dumby poo.


Anyway, he never really stood a chance and funny, murder for murder. nice legal system.

 

[jaimie.uk fan]

You know what i find interesting is the lack of uproar from certain parts of the muslim community over the news of this evil bastards death sentance especialy as the invasion of Iraq is the excuse and only point of argument used in regards to anything the that happens to innocent people from the west in regards to Terrorism . Funny that .

 

[Rahim]

I don't agree with death sentencing, but lets see if Saddam can get out of this.