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I am sure this has made alot of people happy, and some sad. How can his daughters plead for him a new trial, when he had their husbands killed?

This is an excellent way to help stir up much needed civil war in the Muslim world. I have long believed that instead of Bush/Cheney/Rice/etc we need Richelieu/Fr. Tremblay. The latter were the pair of French notables who manipulated princes/kings/nobles and Popes in the effort to destroy the Hapsburg hegemony over Europe, unite France and engage French hegemony over Europe. They were successful. After the 30 years war all had changed in the way they desired.

This is the future of the Muslim world. Whatever may divide it and contribute to war and chaos is to our benefit

See a book by Aldous Huxley published in 1941

I'm just shocked that the video originally viewed in the US was even show in its entirety. Not that most are squemish, but based on the fact that anyone on death row in the US would've had their footage shown on tv. But the new video brings up one huge point - the Iraqi Gov't is being led by people with a singular agenda set by a cleric that is just as insane as Hussein ever was. I vote to pull our troops out and let the entire region fight it out amongst themselves. That's what they want to do anyway. Besides, it also helps to have the militant groups dwindle their own numbers for when we go back when we run low on oil supplies again.

Okay, rambling here...good day, Saddam. I said good DAY.

The article is fine until the editorial at the end. Hopefully everyone will realise the difference between reporting the facts and the last 2 paragraphs, which is oppinion and political spin.

I'm not happy that a man is dead, but it's good to put Hussein behind us (and the world).

Some will use this as a rallying point for violence, but the violence would have been there anyways, as it always is in that part of the world, with or without the execution.

When we leave (as we are leaving, most likely) I believe that a large part of the middle east will erupt into war as the powers in the area, both domestic and from the surrounding countries, "pick at the bones" of Iraq. We tried very hard to avoid this by staying and working so long on a new Iraqi government, but overestimated the situation I'm afraid.

This hanging was done by someone who knew exactly what he was doing. Look at how much slack there was in the rope. It was a "long drop", and there was a pipe hidden in the hangman's knot, so that the rope wouldn't catch. His neck is clearly broken, and witnesses report that he died almost immediately. Definitely, a pro job. The typical Middle East hanging is a slow strangulation.

Let the Arab/gulf nations go to war, and let America stay at home and watch. They seem to like the whole brother against brother thing.

The Muslims will always have a hate for the USA as long we are trying to talk our way to peace.
We must be more brutal and than the enemy.
This what they believe and respect. Civilians is the Muslim Army. It can be used to accuse that our military are killing civilians, then we put our young men on trialfor murder. Get the government out of running the war and put our generals back in charge. When have we let the civilians keep weapons? If they have a weapon then they must be terrist. The USA have lost the respect for battle back in Vietnam.

Interesting....provocitive. But not unexpected. The Iraqi government no doubt had complete control over the environment, and a leak of this sort should come as no suprise. Nor should the fact that these guys were getting last minute jabs in on a man who had persecuted them. I'm no conspiracy theorist, but the fact remains that the death solves nothing. It only reignites more violence and polarization. Iraq has now become a complete mess. The US military isn't to blame. They have their hands tied by weak leadership.

Saddam should have been burned at the stake for what he did to his own people, but he hasn't been America's biggest concern for three years...

Once again. Over and over. ABC, and all forms of media, have not given us the facts BUT THEIR OPINION OF THE FACTS. New York Times account said that America was dividing up the spoils of Saddam before his execution (as this was a crucification from long ago). Stop! Be fact-relayers and let us form our own opinions. Don't tell us what our opinions should be. We don't need you to be sportswriters that are reporting news.

Good Riddance!

I only wish that more effort had been made by main stream media to make known the crimes of this mad man.
The same sort of people who would sit by and let this man stay in power, are the same kind of people who would walk by and let a child be molested. "It isn't affecting me."
His death is a good thing, if only for the new airing of his biography.

No one ever talked their way into peace. No peace was ever accomplished without a total military victory. This execution was a long overdue event. If we (the US and our allies) could do this to him (Saddam) we could do it to any other tin pot despot.

I think the execution was premature. Sadam should have stood trial for ALL of the crimes against humanity. If there would have been more trials there would have been official transcripts of his crimes complete with evidence. This would have made a more complete official record of Sadam's regime. Also those who were unable to face their former Dictator in court must feel as though their's was not as important as the other.

he is dead, that is a great thing, LETS MOVE ON!!!!

Well reported by ABC. Their reporting may not suit some peoples' ideologies. I salute their courage in reporting it the way it happened.

This is the first time i have visited this site.

To the authors comment that executions are supposed to be "solemn occasions", maybe in the US, but in much of the Muslim world they are an occasion for extreme theatrics. In fact, hangings are typically done not with a traditional "old west" trap door (like was performed in Saddam), but rather by a pulley/hoist, that instead of snapping the neck, gradually strangles the individual over a period of minutes.

For those of you who seem to be on the President Hate Wing, are you saying that it was okay then for Saddam to continue as dictator, doing the abhorrant behavior he was doing and gaining ground on future WMD's?

I've been trying to understand this position of people since the start of the war and have not been satisfied to any answer. Anyone want to take a stab at it?

Cheers

Saddam was also responsible for the greatest waste of natural resources in history. The IMAX version of the burning of Kuwait shows how utterly stupid and purely vengeful his actions were. In addition to burning countless barrels of oil he scarred the atmosphere for years. Why? It caused death, wasted precious resources and gained him nothing. Pure hatred for the world. Glad to see him gone for that alone.

Pray for his soul, and all others. Love and Compassion is the only way war will end. It is possible.

I am surprised at the number of people who think the job of the journalist is to report only the facts. It is context and analysis that give facts meaning. I fear that what I am seeing is the result of the right-wing "attack the messenger" machine in action. Apparently it has worked quite well in persuading the Rush Limbaugh crowd that anything they don't want to hear is the fault of the reporter and not the facts on the ground.

Well, the insainity of Saddam's life is finally over. Saddam is out of the way and the people of Iraq and the rest of the free world is finally smiling. President Bush and President W can breath a little bit easy. The right move was made. James A. "Kentucky"

Maybe now we can focus on the escalating sectarian violence between Sunnis and Shiites as well as the violence between different Shiite sects. Maybe now we can focus on finding Osama Bin Laden (you know, the guy who started this war) or dealing with the influx of foreign fighters into Iraq. Iraq is now the biggest recruiting ground for terrorists in the world. Maybe with Saddam out of the way we can deal with the many Saudi-backed terrorist organizations (that will never happen, Saudi Arabia gives us too much money and oil).

$300 billion in the drain and what do we have to show for it? An executed dictator? Saddam is dead. Great. Awesome. This is by no means a turning point in the War on Terror.

just to let you know that all your news report are too negative are JUST TOO NEGATIVE...AND I STILL BELEIVE THAT THERE'S STILL good things that came out of Iraq in some ways..although Idont agree for the prolong stay of the military over there...

Now that saddam is gone, I wonder if Bush is actually gonig to care about Americans and our invasion in our own country by illegal aliens

Its amazing. ABC starts out with a news report and then evolves to commentary...where the attitudes of the reporter shine thru... I agree... its BS!