His last thoughts just before the noose tightened?
ed!"
"Another fine mess you have got me into Ali!"
or....
"Long drop or short drop ? See you Tom....I am afraid of heights...could we just do this from the ground?"
or....
"Long drop or short drop ? See you Tom....I am afraid of heights...could we just do this from the ground?"
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Did I remember to turn the gas off ??
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Thats another diary I wont be using
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this ties a bit tight
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Thats another diary I wont be using
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this ties a bit tight
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The world is now a safer place that a mad, war-mongering dictator, who was responsible for the death of thousands, is no longer here. Now what about all the others?
ps. Am I the only one who doesn't exactly feel like gloating here? I'm glad the Iraqis may now feel that justice has been done, but, aside from 'our pound of flesh', what have we gained? And why gloat about it?
ps. Am I the only one who doesn't exactly feel like gloating here? I'm glad the Iraqis may now feel that justice has been done, but, aside from 'our pound of flesh', what have we gained? And why gloat about it?
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"Right waste, that LP I had for Christmas...."
I agree, I'm not gloating. Saddam claimed a long time ago that by deposing him, the west would open up a Pandora's box. How right he was.
I agree, I'm not gloating. Saddam claimed a long time ago that by deposing him, the west would open up a Pandora's box. How right he was.
Not one of PPRuNe's best threads of recent years....
I note the following statement from that blundering idiot GDubya:
"Today Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial - the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.
"Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops. Bringing [him] to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself, and be an ally in the war on terror.
"Many difficult choices and further sacrifices lie ahead. Yet the safety and security of the American people require that we not relent in ensuring that Iraq's young democracy continues to progress."
Every other world leader of any repute has come out against the capital punishment sentence. The "Hang 'em high" red-neck justice advocated by Bush's statement has no place in the 21st century.
And what comment from Trust-me-Tone?
"Nice song, Robin."
I note the following statement from that blundering idiot GDubya:
"Today Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial - the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.
"Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops. Bringing [him] to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself, and be an ally in the war on terror.
"Many difficult choices and further sacrifices lie ahead. Yet the safety and security of the American people require that we not relent in ensuring that Iraq's young democracy continues to progress."
Every other world leader of any repute has come out against the capital punishment sentence. The "Hang 'em high" red-neck justice advocated by Bush's statement has no place in the 21st century.
And what comment from Trust-me-Tone?
"Nice song, Robin."
Beags ol' buddy....
Heads of States do not like to see other Heads of States done....it sets a precedent they are most uncomfortable with.
Heads of States do not like to see other Heads of States done....it sets a precedent they are most uncomfortable with.
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Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
Every other world leader of any repute has come out against the capital punishment sentence. The "Hang 'em high" red-neck justice advocated by Bush's statement has no place in the 21st century.
The citizens of the countries he attacked disagree. Understandable really, they don't have your dispassionate view....
"This is the best Eid gift for humanity,'' said Saad bin Tafla al-Ajmi, former information minister of Kuwait, referring to Eid al-Adha, the most important holiday on the Islamic calendar, which began Saturday for Sunni Muslims. Al-Ajmi heads a state committee that is searching for 605 people who disappeared during Saddam's seven-month occupation of Kuwait that began in 1990. He said the families of the missing were "ecstatic.'' And he added "This is the fair punishment for the one who executed our sons without trials.''
In Iran, which fought an eight-year war with Iraq that killed hundreds of thousands of people on both sides after Saddam invaded in 1980, most people thought he got what he deserved.Iranian state TV hailed the hanging of Saddam, who waged war with Iran from 1980-88. "With the execution of Saddam, the life dossier of one of the world's most criminal dictators was closed,'' state-run television reported. "Death was the least punishment for Saddam,'' said Hasan Mohebi, a fruit vendor in Tehran. "He destroyed the lives of millions of people in this region.''
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Just seen the BBC news, was it wise of the Iraq authorities to show the video. Whilst I abhor all that Saddam Hussein has done he certainly met his death as a brave man.I cannot help thinking that he will be thought of as a martyr by many people.
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Originally Posted by MReyn24050
was it wise of the Iraq authorities to show the video
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I'm sorry, BEagle, but you are in danger of turning into a woolly liberal. You can't support democracy, but then disapprove when countries democratically decide to have the death penalty.
In fact, liberalism in general has one fatal flaw: liberals believe it's great that everyone has their own opinion and way of doing things, as long as they don't disagree with liberalism...
Tim
In fact, liberalism in general has one fatal flaw: liberals believe it's great that everyone has their own opinion and way of doing things, as long as they don't disagree with liberalism...
Tim
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ORAC- Have you forgotten that Iran is a member of the 'axis of evil' - having a leader who is quit clearly barmy and who would like to turn the sands of Israel into irradiated glass is hardly a country to quote when refering to Saddam!