"The hanging of Saddam Hussein will turn to hell for the Americans."

[Bluebear]

"The hanging of Saddam Hussein will turn to hell for the Americans," said Vitaya Wisethrat, a respected Muslim cleric in Thailand, which has its own Islamic insurgency in the country's south.

"The Saddam case is not a Muslim problem but the problem of America and its domestic politics," he said. "Maybe Bush will use this case to tell the voters that Saddam is dead and that the Americans are safe. But actually the American people will be in more danger with the death of Saddam."

Intervening militarily was "a grave error," said Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country withdrew its troops from Iraq, contending that conditions there have worsened since the U.S.-led invasion.

Although some voiced doubts that Saddam would actually be hanged, the International Federation for Human Rights denounced the death sentence, warning that it "will generate more violence and deepen the cycle of killing for revenge in Iraq." The Council of Europe called it "futile and wrong" to execute Saddam.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061105/ap_on_re_mi_ea/saddam_verdict_world_view_5

[rodeodance]

1. k

[Blackthorn]

4. So you think that majority of Iraqi's will see this as a good thing?

[Bluebear]

14. The "k" meant kick

Nothing snarky in this instance.

[Blackthorn]

19. My apologies. I'm used to the "& R" that tends to tag along.

[MannyGoldstein]

2. As Opposed To What?

As opposed to the relaxing vacation it is now?

[rodeodance]

3. I think our country should take this seriously.

[stepnw1f]

5. Has He Been Hung? (nt)

[XboxWarrior]

8. I remember those pics,,,

of him in his tighty whities.....

He looked pretty well "Hung"

[stepnw1f]

11. Do You Usually Remember Such Things?

lol

[Mythsaje]

6. What, precisely, would killing him achieve?

Not a goddam thing.

Stupid stupid stupid stupid stupid.

[RC]

17. Killing Saddam would shut him up so he could not

Spill the beans on the BFEE.

[jwirr]

7. Unfortunately, I think they are correct. while Saddam may deserve

hanging, I doubt that most Arabs see it that way. They know his history as an American puppet and they more than likely blame us not him. Also blood is thicker than water. He is a fellow Arab sentenced by another American puppet court. We run a great risk of his becoming a martyr to the Arab people and thus increasing both the present violence and the future terrorism.

[Doctor_J]

9. Killing someone rarely solves ANY problem

Hopefully our soldiers will be out of there before this particular catalyst is thrown into the chaos.

[TallahasseeGrannie]

10. I am very uneasy with the prospect

of an American-sponsored and protected court putting to death the leader of another country, no matter how vile he was.

And when he's swinging, then who is next on our list?

I do understand the motivation; I really do. But there are times in world events when a whisper speaks louder than a shout. We have forgotten that.

[Catchawave]

12. I thought BushCo was "Pro-Life" ?

So how was this to help his base :shrug:

:sarcasm:

[mentalsolstice]

16. Pro-life only before you leave the womb

After that, God help you...BushCo can torture you, lock you up for life, make you disappear, inject you, hang you, electrocute you, etc.

[Catchawave]

18. Thank you, I knew it went something like that :)

:toast:

[angry_chuck]

13. for extremist jihadists

this is just icing on the cake. As Bill Maher said, "George Bush is a terrorist wet dream."

He creates hate and destroys hope.

[Jim Warren]

15. How to turn a despot into a hero

Lynching for votes. So this is what happens when the the white house politcal adviser runs policy.
Adds new meaning to KKKarl, just an old dixie-crat.