Iraqi President Calls for Saddam's Execution ("Should be Hanged 20 Times")

[beetbox]

Iraqi president calls for Saddam’s execution
By FT reporters
Published: September 7 2005 11:59 | Last updated: September 7 2005 11:59

Saddam Hussein has confessed to ordering executions and should be hanged “20 times”, Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s president, has said.

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In an interview on Iraqi television on Tuesday night, Mr Talabani said that investigator who had questioned the former Iraqi president had extracted “important signed confessions” from Mr Hussein.

The former leader had confessed to ordering the ‘Anfal’ - a campaign against Kurdish villages between 1986 and 1989 in which over 100,000 people were reported to have been killed - Mr Talabani told Iraqia state television.

He added: “Saddam deserves a death sentence 20 times a day because he tried to assassinate me 20 times,” said Mr Talabani, recalling his days as a Kurdish rebel leader.

http://news.ft.com/cms/s/5142872e-1f8e-11da-853a-00000e2511c8.html

[hlthe2b]

1. so a "good" American would get all jacked up about this...?

Sorry, he may be a horrible man, but I want none of it. This ghoulish fixation on hanging him is just plain gross.

[beetbox]

2. Just like they do in Texas

Show trial to begin Oct. 19th.

Evil doers all 'round.

[Drifter]

3. "He tried to kill my daddy"

"Saddam deserves a death sentence 20 times a day because he tried to assassinate me 20 times"

Sounds familiar.

He probably does deserve the death penalty. I think it would be more cruel to keep the fucker alive.

Cheers
Drifter

[DRoseDARs]

4. If only he could be extradited to The Hague to squeal on Bush Inc. n/t

[ECH1969]

5. He still says he isn't going to sign the death warrent

[MercutioATC]

6. Maybe thet should try him first???

I mean, they DID go through all of the expense to hold the trial...

:eyes:

[txaslftist]

7. I'm okay with hanging him, but only once.

[BlueEyedSon]

8. 100k Iraqis dead from US invasion. Who to hang?

[nookiemonster]

9. I'm thinking it's a little overkill, once or even twice would suffice.

but maybe they're not very good at this "hanging" thing.

:crazy: