Originally Posted by dlishsguy

whatever happened in 16th century russia does not legitimise nor have anything to do with saddams execution.

i have just seen the video, and as much as i despised saddam, i think that the whole thing was mishandled and i felt a sense of injustice.

i can speak arabic, so i understood what was said on the video. some of you may have seen a translation of the video, but if you are not an arab or muslim, the context of what was said cant be understood. regardless of whether you think he should have been hanged, taking a life deserves respect. gloating and gleefully partaking in exchanges while he is on the gallows is a shameful act.

the fact that the iraqi givernment let him be lynched...yes lynched by a mob of shiite militia men does no favours for the puppet iraqi government nor for the occupiers of iraq.

Its now quite clear that the iraqi government is riddled with moqtada's men, and that at the drop of a hat moqtadas men will turn on the puppet government and put a shiite militiaman in power after ousting whatever puppet leader the US puts in next.