Subrick Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 BAGHDAD, Iraq - Saddam Hussein struggled briefly after American military guards handed him over to Iraqi executioners. But as his final moments approached, he grew calm. He clutched a Quran as he was led to the gallows, and in one final moment of defiance, refused to have a hood pulled over his head before facing the same fate he was accused of inflicting on countless thousands during a quarter-century of ruthless power. A man whose testimony helped lead to Saddam's conviction and execution before sunrise said he was shown the body because "everybody wanted to make sure that he was really executed." "Now, he is in the garbage of history," said Jawad Abdul-Aziz, who lost his father, three brothers and 22 cousins in the reprisal killings that followed a botched 1982 assassination attempt against Saddam in the Shiite town of Dujail. Iraqi television showed what it said was Saddam's body, his head uncovered and the neck twisted at a sharp angle. The footage showed the man identified as Saddam lying on a stretcher, covered in a white shroud. His neck and part of the shroud have what appear to be bloodstains. His eyes are closed. In Baghdad's Shiite enclave of Sadr City, hundreds of people danced in the streets while others fired guns in the air to celebrate. The government did not impose a round-the-clock curfew as it did last month when Saddam was convicted to thwart any surge in retaliatory violence. It was a grim end for the 69-year-old leader who had vexed three U.S. presidents. Despite his ouster, Washington, its allies and the new Iraqi leaders remain mired in a fight to quell a stubborn insurgency by Saddam loyalists and a vicious sectarian conflict. The execution took place during the year's deadliest month for U.S. troops, with the toll reaching 108. President Bush said in a statement issued from his ranch in Texas that bringing Saddam to justice "is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain and defend itself, and be an ally in the war on terror." He said that the execution marks the "end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops" and cautioned that Saddam's death will not halt the violence in Iraq. Within hours of his death, at least 46 people died and more than 80 were wounded in two bombings Quote
jitz Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Let the American War Machine continue! Let the word 'terrorist' continued to be bantered around mates as a description for anyone carrying a bomb or lethal object, and lets hunt down the entire country in the name of democracy. Meanwhile the American poverty rate is horrifying, the murder rate is unbelieveable and wankers like Michael Moore continue to make contrived pieces of shit that misinform and manipulate the facts. Sometimes you have to deal with problems at home first before tackling others people's issues. Terrorism is not a worldwide issue and never will be, it wouldn't be America's problem either is they just stopped telling people what to do. Quote
Legendeath Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Let the American War Machine continue! Let the word 'terrorist' continued to be bantered around mates as a description for anyone carrying a bomb or lethal object, and lets hunt down the entire country in the name of democracy. Meanwhile the American poverty rate is horrifying, the murder rate is unbelieveable and wankers like Michael Moore continue to make contrived pieces of shit that misinform and manipulate the facts. Sometimes you have to deal with problems at home first before tackling others people's issues. Terrorism is not a worldwide issue and never will be, it wouldn't be America's problem either is they just stopped telling people what to do. ← Heh that's what I've always thought. Quote
DRAVEN Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 why send troops in??? Just drop the A- bomb on the fuckers Quote
jitz Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Ok the truth is out Draven. Please change your location to the honest answer of - Texas. Quote
Jonny Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 I'm sure Satan is waiting for Sadam with his big blue thong. Right guys?!!?!1... Guys? Quote
Nemo Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 how is it that you managed to post a pic of satan where it looks like he has huge bitch tits? seriously. we caught him, took some embarrassing pics of him and locked him up. a few days later, everyone carried on with their lives and he was soon forgotten about. i cant say that i care the slightest whether hes alive or dead, but that isnt really saying much since my opinion on most matters is worthless at best.; unlike mings, of course. nothing has changed. the war will continue, i shall continue enjoying my wii. this board will suffer due to incompetent admins, the don will kill more jokes, and tna will still be better than the wwe. saddam being dead also hasnt changed the fact that chris leben will get his shit ruined tonite at ufc 66, hb. Quote
RingMaster2001 Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 how is it that you managed to post a pic of satan where it looks like he has huge bitch tits? seriously. we caught him, took some embarrassing pics of him and locked him up. a few days later, everyone carried on with their lives and he was soon forgotten about. i cant say that i care the slightest whether hes alive or dead, but that isnt really saying much since my opinion on most matters is worthless at best.; unlike mings, of course. nothing has changed. the war will continue, i shall continue enjoying my wii. this board will suffer due to incompetent admins, the don will kill more jokes, and tna will still be better than the wwe. saddam being dead also hasnt changed the fact that chris leben will get his shit ruined tonite at ufc 66, hb. ← Well said. He deserves to die but I'm not sure he should have. He'll die as a martyr now, and although they have the idea that the Islamists will stop fighting as he isn't there to fight for, they've been doing bloody well under obviously new leadership. Now it will just evoke a civil war between those cheering his death, and those wanting revenge for it. Quote
DRAVEN Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Ok the truth is out Draven. Please change your location to the honest answer of - Texas. ← Wanker. ← look not been funny but!!! I had friends who died over their... So they should have move as many civilians out of the area as pos then bombed the shit out of them.... why capture them if their gona be sentanced to death... Quote
Fozy Posted December 30, 2006 Posted December 30, 2006 Yeah, being overly patriotic or something isn't cool. What are you; Greenday? Quote
RingMaster2001 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Video of the Execution: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7532034279766935521 Quote
Spectre Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 why send troops in??? Just drop the A- bomb on the fuckers ← Always Thought we should do that. end it quickly and have nice fireworks Video of the Execution: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7532034279766935521 ← Nice Right now as im typing im debating on watching it before i go to sleep. I know i shouldnt But.... Quote
Heart Breaker Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Saddam was an evil man, but the image of Saddam dropping as well as the last image of his face at the end of the video, literally haunts me. saddam being dead also hasnt changed the fact that chris leben will get his shit ruined tonite at ufc 66, hb. Oh, and fuck you Sal. Quote
RingMaster2001 Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 The flashes of cameras in that video seem like lightning. Quite spooky. Quote
Jonny Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Saddam was an evil man, but the image of Saddam dropping as well as the last image of his face at the end of the video, literally haunts me. ← I agree, He deserved what he got, but it wasn't nice to see him die like that. Quote
The Don Posted December 31, 2006 Posted December 31, 2006 Yeah, I would have much rather seen him infront of the firing squad. Quote
Spectre Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Yeah, I would have much rather seen him infront of the firing squad. ← Lol So nice. Quote
RingMaster2001 Posted January 1, 2007 Posted January 1, 2007 Saddam was an evil man, but the image of Saddam dropping as well as the last image of his face at the end of the video, literally haunts me. ← I agree, He deserved what he got, but it wasn't nice to see him die like that. ← You shouldnt have watched it then. Quote
jitz Posted January 2, 2007 Posted January 2, 2007 Once again my morbid curiosity gets the best of me. This video gets a rating of 2/10. The cameraman actually misses the point of the drop that actually kills Saddam, and the after shots lack real clarity of the damage done. This pales in comparison to the execution videos that were all the rage a year or go back; when you've seen a man's head chop off clean then you can say you're haunted. You actually see more violence on an episode of Cops, then in that lacklustre video. Quote
CanaMatt Posted January 8, 2007 Posted January 8, 2007 Trust you to do a review of a bootleg cell phone video complete with rating chris. Quote
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