Rice says handling of Saddam's death lacked dignity

[sabra]

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/world/4471178.html

Rice says handling of Saddam's death lacked dignity

LUXOR, Egypt — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said today that Saddam Hussein's hanging should have been handled with dignity and said she hoped that those responsible for making cell phone videos of his execution were punished.

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"There is no doubt that this should have been handled with dignity," Rice said during a news conference with her Egyptian counterpart.

"I hope that those who are responsible for the way that came out will be indeed punished," she added.

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"Let me just say that the decision concerning the execution of Saddam Hussein and the two defendants today were made according to Iraqi process and Iraqi law," she said.

[Aviation Pro]

1. Working for an oil company lacks....

...dignity, Condomlizza, but you did it anyway. Shopping for Prada while New orleans drowns lacks dignity, but you did it anyway. Finally, giving head to Little Monkey lacks dignity, but I bet you did that anyway.

Take your bullshit and get the fuck out of here, Condom.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

2. she wouldn't know dignity . . .

. . . if it smacked her upside her twisted, hateful mug.

[mzmolly]

3. Yeah, and here is what our dignified leader has to say:

:eyes:

[superconnected]

4. Hypocrisy at it's finest. One of the top bush officials says:

"I hope that those who are responsible for the way that came out will be indeed punished".

Well turn yourself in! Oh wait, we're supposed to not realize you're one of the persons responsible. You're on the bush cabinet. And we hung the wrong people under you and your cabinet's directives, not the iraqi governments. So turn yourself in and quit acting like you aren't responsible.

[daleo]

5. The lie that the spokesman of an empire generally makes:

"Let me just say that the decision concerning the execution of Saddam Hussein and the two defendants today were made according to Iraqi process and Iraqi law," she said.

[Bake]

6. The hanging itself wasn't a problem ... yeah right

It was the fact that a VIDEO got out! I hope THOSE bastards are punished ...

Anyone else see the irony here?

Bake

[Matariki]

11. yeah, i noticed that too. interesting choice of words

and par for the course for this administration. 'the way it came out' indeed.

[gratuitous]

7. You'd think a black woman from the South would know

Lynchings often degraded both the lynchee and the lynchers. Well, what would she know about such things? She's just a girl, after all.

[onehandle]

8. Onehandle says Bush's Presidency and cronies lack dignity. nt

[peacetalksforall]

9. Image Saddam lying on the ground after he was pulled out of

the ground. Saddam with an infidel's hand in his mouth. The bs trial. The other guy in his underwear.

They must be ranked as dignified because she didn't include them.

That is not even thinking about those tormented and tortured.

Yeah, we're a nation and a WH that oozes dignity.

It's official - she can't say anything right even when she tries not to lie.

[FarCenter]

10. US 'disappointed' by undignified Iraq hangings

http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=159142

Speaking at a press conference with Egyptian counterpart Ahmed Aboul Gheit in the Nile city of Luxor, Rice said that while Monday's pre-dawn execution of Saddam's associates was an Iraqi process, "we were disappointed there was not greater dignity given to the accused under these circumstances".

Saddam's half brother and former intelligence chief Barzan al-Tikriti and chief judge Awad al-Bandar were hung in Baghdad early Monday. In the course of the hanging, Barzan's head flew off.

[Judi Lynn]

12. "Dignity." Gee, that word has a familiar ring, doesn't it?

[Supersedeas]

14. just don't impugn her dignity by using her OWN words

[kestrel91316]

13. Yeah, Condi. It would have been so much more tasteful to have him

decked out in an Italian suit and some MANOLO BLAHNIKS.

And what on earth was he thinking, showing up without a proper NECKTIE???

[David Zephyr]

15. "Those who are responsible"? Check the mirror, lady!

Unbelievable.