Will cable news televise these state-endorsed hangings in US occupied Iraq?

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http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L17398488.htm

Iraqi government approves execution of three men
17 Aug 2005 12:30:14 GMT

Source: Reuters

By Andrew Hammond

BAGHDAD, Aug 17 (Reuters) - Iraq's presidency has signed death sentences for three men convicted of murder, paving the way for the first state-endorsed executions since the fall of Saddam Hussein. The men will be hanged.

President Jalal Talabani, who opposes capital punishment, did not sign the document, but gave authority to his deputy to sign on his behalf, deferring responsibility. snip

Asked if the men would be hanged, a spokeswoman at the Iraqi High Court said: "Of course." She said the date and place of the hangings had not yet been decided.

"We have 31 cases where people have been given the death penalty. They are for various crimes, not just terrorist incidents," spokeswoman Ahlam Jamil said.

[ohio_liberal]

1. Hanging, unfuckingbelievable

What, Halliburton can't build them a fucking gas chamber? They've gotta hang people? What's next, a public square for beheading?

I am very opposed to capital punishment, but if a country is going to do it, can't they at least do it with a more humane method?