New video of Saddam's corpse on Internet

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070109/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_saddam_video

New video of Saddam's corpse on Internet

By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, Associated Press Writer
38 minutes ago



BAGHDAD, Iraq - A new video of Saddam Hussein's corpse, with a gaping neck wound, was posted on the Internet early Tuesday, the second leaked release of clandestine pictures from the former leader's hanging.

The video appeared to have been taken with a camera phone, like the graphic video of the hanging which showed guards taunting Saddam in the final moments of his life.

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As the panning shot reaches the head region, the white shroud is pulled back and reveals Saddam's head and neck.

His head is unnaturally twisted at a 90 degree angle to his right. It shows a gaping bloody wound, circular in shape, about an inch below his jaw line on the left side of his neck. His left cheek is marked with red blotches, and there is blood on the shroud where it covered his head............

[El Supremo]

1. It just shows what a lynching this was.

This from someone who is against all capital punishment.

Hanging is a science. Not enough rope and the victim is strangled. Too much rope and his head could come off. This is just an example that's close to the latter. At least it is better than the former. Strangulation is extremely cruel.

From what I saw, they were a bunch of amateurs. How many others have they hanged improperly? I believe that when done properly (taking account of the victim's weight and placing the noose properly) it is less painful than the electric chair, the gas chamber or lethal injection. The guillotine was fairly painless, but, whoa, lots of blood!

Black humor?

[54anickel]

2. Gee, ya think they could have clarified if the "voices" were speaking

English or this was a translation. :eyes:

Voices could be heard on the video. As the shroud is pulled back, one voice says, "Hurry up, hurry up. I'm going to count from one to four. One, two ... . Hurry up you're going to get us into a catastrophe."

Then another voice, apparently the man taking the pictures, says, "Just one second, just one second, Abu Ali. I'm about finished."

Then a third voice says, "Abu Ali, you take care of this."

So, who's Abu Ali? Why would they post the audio portion anyway? WTF?

[Mojorabbit]

3. fox news has the link on their website

Was flipping channels and Shep was on saying this. Another chapter of the circus.