Airborne Aircrew
Agreed - announcement of the result of his supposed "trial" was obviously also timed for effect
I fear that there are sad similarities between his case and that of Farzad Barzoft.
However if I remember correctly, Barzoft's hanging marked the beginning of western realisation of the truth about Saddam
PS - almost certainly unrelated, but a further complicating factor, is the election on Sunday in Kyrgystan of a new president who appears to be anti-USA and has already ordered the US air base theer to close (in 2014)
Last edited by COCL2; 9th Jan 2012 at 22:40.