Saddam’s sons reburied

[sabra]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article1511404.ece

Saddam’s sons reburied

TIKRIT The remains of Saddam Hussein’s sons were exhumed and reburied next to the former Iraqi leader, a relative said.

Uday and Qusay Hussein, who were killed by American troops in Mosul in July 2003, were earlier buried in a cemetery in the village, outside the city of Tikrit.

“Today we dug up their remains and reburied them next to Saddam Hussein in the hall where he was laid to rest,” the relative, who wished to remain anonymous, said.

Saddam, who was hanged on December 31, was buried in Awjah, his home village, in northern Iraq.

[marshall]

1. RIP

A proper burial is important to Muslims.

[piedmont]

2. Great. Give the Baathists a memorial for the Husseins.

I thought the bodies were going to be buried in a secret location. What happened to that plan?

[The Stranger]

3. They're fucking dead -- let it go.

What the fuck?

[Pastiche423]

4. What he/she^ said

[piedmont]

5. People still kill other people in their name.

Shrines are a big part of the culture.

[Bonobo]

6. They were hunted down and killed to personally hurt Hussein.

Then there mutilated bodies were shown to the world in violation of Geneva Convention. Their bodies were further shamed and mutilated by us and prevented from being given a quick burial like Islam demands.

...Just recounting facts.

[piedmont]

7. The poor innocents. nt

[Pastiche423]

8. They did WHAT to you?

[piedmont]

11. Amazingly illogical argument, there.

what'd this guy:



do to YOU?

(note: Godwin's Law hereby satisfied for this thread)

[Pastiche423]

12. A question is not an agruement

And a strawman is not an answer.

WHAT did they do to you?

[piedmont]

15. They did nothing to me, the poor innocents. nt

[Bonobo]

9. Which part did I get wrong? Maybe you can enlighten us all?

[piedmont]

13. Did I say you got any part of it wrong?

You love them so much you post two replies to my post? :crazy:

[Bonobo]

14. Did I say I loved them?

:crazy:

[piedmont]

16. No, I inferred that from your exuberance in posting something you found in my profile.

By the way, sarcastically pointing out that you left out important information about the Husseins isn't a knee-jerk reaction.

[Bonobo]

17. Okay sure.

But I never said they were innocent. I said basically that we behaved like monsters. If you disagree with that, fine, you should say so.

But your sarcastic comment that they were innocent and its implication that I said they were innocent was out of place.

My criticism was of MY/OUR country. That is where our responsibility should lie. With OUR behavior. And it was less than admirable.

[Bonobo]

10. Knee jerk emotional response!

From your bio:

I am against:
Knee-jerk emotional reponses (call me on it if I do it)

[Erika]

19. Agreed, We violated standards of human decency

We owe an apology.

[Bonobo]

20. Yep. Before and After (WARNING: GRAPHIC)

[Erika]

18. Our shame is in the fact we killed them

and they did nothing to us.

[kurth]

21. These fuckers deserve a proper burial

in the landfill.

[Bonobo]

22. Wow, are you always so intelligent?