Saddam To Be Hanged On Sunday

  •  December 29, 2006

Or perhaps as early as Friday.

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday, NBC News reported Thursday. According to a U.S. military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity, Saddam will be hanged before the start of the Eid religious holiday, which begins this Sunday.
The hanging could take place as early as Friday, NBC’s Richard Engel reported.
The U.S. military received a formal request from the Iraqi government to transfer Saddam to Iraqi authorities, NBC reported on Thursday, which is one of the final steps required before his execution. His sentence, handed down last month, ordered that he be hanged within 30 days.

Good riddance, as far as I’m concerned. No need for unnecessary delays, arguments to the contrary aside.
Update: It’s to be videotaped too.
How long, I wonder, until that hits YouTube?

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  • http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

    It is about time! …

  • Bat One

    Allah Pundit is reporting the Saddam is to be hanged this afternoon at 4pm EST (midnight, Iraq), and that the former dictator has already been transferred to the Iraqis for execution at an unknown location.

  • http://SayAnythingBlog.com The_Whistler_ofnd

    I’m going to miss him.

  • http://www.willisms.com/ Zsa Zsa

    I am beginning to think it would be interesting to see how defiant Saddam will be at his execution. He has been such a wild man all through his trial. It just makes me wonder if he will continue his same old ways?

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