Jacaylbaro Posted November 5, 2006 Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, has been sentenced to death by a Baghdad court after being found guilty of crimes against humanity. When the judge announced the sentence, Saddam appeared shaken. However he soon recovered and shouted: "Allahu Akbar!" [God is greatest] and "Long live the nation!" Saddam was found guilty by the Iraqi High Tribunal on Sunday for ordering the killing of 178 Shia civilians in the town of Dujail in 1982. The court said that he and his fellow defendants had ordered the villagers' murder after members of Dawa, a Shia political party, tried to kill Saddam in Dujail in 1982. Saddam's sentence will be automatically appealed and reviewed by a panel of appeal judges, who will decide whether or not to allow a retrial. If the judgement stands, however, Saddam must be executed within 30 days of the appeals panel delivering its verdict, the chief prosecutor has said. Saddam, 69 said that he wants to be executed by firing squad. However Iraqi law states that he will be executed by hanging. Saddam was president of Iraq from 1979 to 2003, when his Sunni-dominated government was deposed by a US-led invasion. Saddam's half-brother Barzan al-Tikriti, former head of the Iraqi secret police, and Awad Hamed Al-Bander, Saddam's chief judge were also sentenced to death by hanging by the court. Saddam's eleven-month trial was marked by theatrics by both his defence council and by Saddam and his seven co-defendents. During the final session Ramsey Clark, the former US attorney general and a member of Saddam's defence team was ejected from the courtroom. Taha Yassin Ramdan, the former Iraqi vice president was sentenced to life in prison. The court also sentenced three of Saddam co-defendent to 15 years in prison for their part in the Dujail killing and acquitted one minor Baath party official. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jabhad Posted November 5, 2006 Lets hope after the killing of the dictator, outside forces leave Iraq quickly IA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Captain Xalane Posted November 5, 2006 Sadam like every one else will die,so how will that benefit the Iraqi pple?Those Arabian-shia fools who have been celebrating today were only celebrating their own doom,they were better with saddam than they are now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fanisha Posted November 5, 2006 ^^^ That is very true indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted November 5, 2006 Sadam, held Iraq together for 36 years and today Iraq is as bad as Somalia. May Allah have mercy on him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kashafa Posted November 5, 2006 ^^ Tell that to the Kurds he gassed, the Shi'as he massacred, the Kuwaitis he slaughtered, and the victims of his rape chambers. El-Generale, I see supporting tyrants, warlords, and the status quo is something of a personal signature of yours. Reminds me of the Somali dude who was in tears when Aideed died. Nigga waa loo soo tacsiyaayay, guriga ayoo ka soo bixi waayay. True Story. My question to you is: When Adeer Cabdullahi kicks the bucket will you a) personally attend the Janaaza b) cry bitter tears of anguish. (Alaayaaaaaaaay) c) go about your biz like it ain't nuttin happen, you know, chickens die all the time crossing the road. No different. d) rejoice that one more obstacle of peace in Somalia is gone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
General Duke Posted November 5, 2006 ^^^LOL. Sadam made mistakes, but is it any different to what is happening now? Who will put, Bush, Blair and others for the past three years? 600,000 Iraqi's have lost their lives twice the amount which the west used to blame Sadam. Death Squads, and terrorist battles, car bombs and secterian violance. Also do not compare Sadam Hussein to the clan warlords of Somalia, he was a man who held a nation together. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
