Iraq to Probe Disorder at Hussein's ExecutionBy Sudarsan Raghavan and Nancy Trejos
Washington Post Foreign Service
Wednesday, January 3, 2007; Page A01
BAGHDAD, Jan. 2 -- As thousands of Saddam Hussein's supporters protested in Sunni Arab enclaves across Iraq, the Shiite-led government said it had launched an investigation into the chaotic scene at his execution, captured on video, which has deepened the nation's sectarian rift and sparked condemnation around the world.
Iraqi officials said a committee from the Interior Ministry would likely question everyone, including senior Iraqi officials, who was present at the hanging, where witnesses mocked and jeered the ousted president as he stood at the gallows. Hours later, grainy video of the event, taken with a cellphone camera, was broadcast around the world, bringing more pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to take action.
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The probe could implicate senior Iraqi officials. Munqith al-
Faroun, the deputy prosecutor in Hussein's trial,
said in a telephone interview Tuesday that
he saw two official observers using their cellphones to record Hussein's last moments. The two men, he said, were "recording through their mobiles openly." He said he did not recognize them, but could do so if he saw them again.
Maliki aides said they did not think any officials were behind the video.
"I think one of the guards, but let us leave everything to the inquiry," Rikabi said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/02/AR2007010200421.htmlOh geez, let the farce continue.