US expects Saddam Hussein's hanging to trigger reprisals

[Barrett808]

CRAWFORD, United States (AFP) - One day after Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death, the White House said it expected his hanging would trigger a wave of reprisals from his supporters in Iraq.

"Certainly that's something that the multinational forces are aware of and Iraqi forces are certainly aware of," White House spokesman Scott Stanzel said regarding a potential surge of violence linked to Saddam's hanging.

"So we've seen in the past that the enemies have worked to use any excuse to foment violence, and that's something that we're monitoring, for sure," the spokesman said in Crawford, Texas, where President George W. Bush is spending the end of the year.

Saddam and two regime cohorts were convicted of crimes against humanity on November 5, after a court heard they ordered the deaths of 148 Shiite men from the village of Dujail in an act of collective punishment.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061227/pl_afp/iraqjusticesaddamus

[TheCowsCameHome]

1. No! Now who would have expected that?

Who tipped them off, anyway?

[karlrschneider]

3. The Magic Eight Ball strikes again...

:eyes:

Possible answers,

* signs point to yes.
* Yes.
* Most likely.
* Without a doubt.
* Yes - definitely.



* As I see it, yes.
* You may rely on it.
* Outlook good.
* It is certain.
* It is decidedly so.



* Reply hazy, try again.
* Better not tell you now.
* Ask again later.
* Concentrate and ask again.
* Cannot predict now.



* My sources say no.
* Very doubtful.
* My reply is no.
* Outlook not so good.
* Don't count on it.

[Phrogman]

2. Stupid move to hang Saddam, a very stupid move.

another horrific blunder about to be made.

[jaysunb]

4. So why not stop it.....

:evilfrown:

[robcon]

5. Let Saddam hang for a week or more.

Let his body rot on the noose.

[High Plains]

6. What an appallingly barbaric sentiment.

I hope you remove the veins and gore from between your teeth before you speak in public.

[badgerpup]

7. Am I the only one who thinks a stay of execution might be a good idea?

Or does that make me a terrorist?

It just seems that when you KNOW there's gonna be some nasty reprisals when you execute somebody, and you're already up to your ass in alligators in the country that's gonna be doing the reprising, and your troops are already stretched to the breaking point...

well, maybe just holding off on the execution for a while MIGHT be an option?
:grr::banghead::argh:

[lynne]

8. We have no power to stop it -

- it's not our call as the trial and sentencing is in the hands of the Iraqi courts.

[WillParkinson]

9. Don't you mean....

The Iraqi Kangaroo Court?

[musette_sf]

10. oh boy, some more fomenting in Iraq...

talk about tryin' to write you a guide to How We're Gonna Justify That There Surge Thing We're Gonna Do.

this is just the most by G-d asinine thing i can think of to do at this point.