Saddam Died Cursing Americans

[Egalia]

While there are plenty of reports claiming that Saddam's last words included a robotic 'God is Great,' it seems far more likely that the dictator turned martyr was saying 'God Damn You!'

According to the New York Times, Saddam Hussein devoted the last moments of his life to "cursing the Americans and the Persians." Undoubtedly some of the bitterness is lost in the translation: "Down with the traitors, the Americans, the spies and the Persians." But I'm sure Hussein's followers get it.

The Times account excerpted below does a fair job of capturing the utter "barbarity of the moment."

BAGHDAD, Dec. 30 — Saddam Hussein never bowed his head, until his neck snapped.

His last words were equally defiant.

"Down with the traitors, the Americans, the spies and the Persians."

. . . The room, only 30 feet square, had a foul odor. It was cold, had bad lighting and a sad, melancholic atmosphere. With the witnesses and another 11 other people — including guards and the video crew — it was cramped.

. . . Mr. Rubaie, who was standing shoulder to shoulder with Mr. Hussein, asked him about the murder of the elder Mr. Sadr.

They were standing so close to each other that others could not hear the exchange.

One of the guards, though, became angry. “You have destroyed us,” the masked man yelled. “You have killed us. You have made us live in destitution.”

Mr. Hussein was scornful. “I have saved you from destitution and misery and destroyed your enemies, the Persian and Americans.”

The guard cursed him. “God damn you.”

Mr. Hussein replied, “God damn you.”

more here:

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/2006/12/saddam-died-cursing-americans.html

http://guerillawomentn.blogspot.com/

[ShortnFiery]

1. That's a lot to say within seconds. Sure, it will make the peasants happy.

:thumbsdown:

[beam me up scottie]

2. Well, that settles it, I'm glad they hung him!

How dare he curse Americans!

:sarcasm:

[Egalia]

3. heh

The nerve. I bet he had some foul words for our pResident too!

[beam me up scottie]

5. I usually love TnGuerillaWomen, too.

I don't know why they'd post that.

Yeah, I hope the msm stoppes helping the guy achieve martyr status, he's already well on his way.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. The myth of martyrdom is already being made

in another thread about Palestinians mourning Saddam's death is the claim that his last words were "Palestine is Arab".

[dicknbush]

6. Makes me wonder who wote the alleged letter from Sadam..

Remember a few days ago there was a story circulating about a letter from jail purported to be written by Sadam saying to not hate the Americans????

More Bushit propaganda to keep the natives quite????

[SpiralHawk]

7. Curses? Bad form, old chap. You just ginned up some Krappy Karma, Saddam

Like we need another CURSE hurled into the air, while Uncourageous Commander AWOL pursues his death-dealing, profit-making CRUSADE into the Oily Lands spreading darkness and suffering hither and yon, while terrorists of all stripes run rampant in the streets of Iraq, wreaking havoc on the people.

That's what we call Chaos Medicine. We don't be needing more of that.

There are quite enough curses in the air. We don't need you to be adding any more, Saddam. Take your curse back now. Reel your anger in. That's the pathway of wisdom.


To all of this, under the stars of this December mountain night, I lift up a blessing
of healing and balance.



This Blessing brought to you courtesy of the Eagle Nebula:

[onecent]

8. Who truly gives a shit what he said? I don't.

[Fovea]

10. I do

and if you have skin in Iraq, you should too.
This really does turn a corner in the game, where the baathists now have to fall back on a pan-sunni alliance to survive.
They had no second string Saddam. Now they will find common cause with Saudi Arabia.

So our oil connection will have us there doing their bidding, until they fall from a whabbist revolution, certainly by 08.

[madeline_con]

9. Seems he was cursing the other guy there. n/t

[tnlefty]

11. While I don't know which account of what he said is actually true,

I was reading through Riverbend's blog a couple of days ago and she seemed very apprehensive about what this 'execution' would unleash upon her country that is already devastated.

I'm anxious that this is another short-sighted move on the part of BushCo** that will result in more violence in Iraq. Or perhaps the ensuing violence will be his justification for an ESCALATION of more troops and more violence in Iraq.

Have I mentioned how much I despise these republic bastards lately? :hi:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

12. That's Ok. He Died With Us Cursing His Evil Brutal Now Dead Ass Right Back.

[ShortnFiery]

13. Yes and those who love war profiteering are happy that we just help

make Saddam a Martyr. Bush Co, Inc. loves conflict and strife ... in fact they thrive on hatred and perpetual WAR. :evil:

"Now Citizens! To celebrate the execution of this Evil Man who has ALWAYS been our enemy, chocolate rations will be increased through New Years. The next two minutes of hate will be highlighted by video depictions of his hanging. God Bless the American Empire! " :puke: :scared:

[silverojo]

14. Lemme get this straight....

The "squeamish" here don't want to see pictures, but they want to hang onto every single syllable of a man's last words?

Make up your minds, folks...either you're gruesomely obsessed with the details of his death, or you're not....