Death penalty for Saddam Hussein

yah, rev. ted haggard is special and unique, how many people do you know who like to have their butt massaged by another man's penis but not call it gay sex and lead a national crusade of homophobia against gay rights and gay marriage and buy meth to throw it away cuz they didn't give in to the temptation???

 

Two different incidents.

 

Speaking of religion, it's interesting how Saddam has suddenly gotten religious lately and has been bringing a Koran to court.

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The death count is not over 600,000. That number was derived from a cross-sectional cluster sample survey. That number is estimated. The actual count is not known, but a count from reports of deaths (actual proof), puts the number at approximately 47,500 +/- 7%.
I am not saying the situation is all well and that the later number is acceptable, but it should just be known that the number provided by John Hopkins study is an estimate. I am expecting several of you to respond with posts as to how accurate these cross-sectional clusters are, but that is not the point. The point is that the actual number of counted bodies and verified deaths is less than 10% of the LMJ estimate.
It sometimes seems that some would like the number of civilian casualties to be as high as possible. To them it is not personal. Sure they can hate the war and use this number in outrage, but do they really care? Do they really care that the number, whatever it may be, is a count of somebodys loved one? Somebodys son or daughter, father or mother. It sure doesn't seem that way sometimes. So often civilian casualties are used as political weapons, and the ones using them are more concerned about using that information to damage a political opponent.

 

It is interesting how religious Saddam got when he realized the potential use of religious fanaticism. This was seen before and during the invasion.

This is a good example of Saddams faith. Respect for Islam.
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/12/17/1071337033601.html

 

Are you serious or just kidding around?

 

Nobody does up death like that because someone told them to or bribed them or such. Murder on that scale takes a genuine deep-seated thirst for blood.


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An Appeal is being put forward and various debates as to whether Saddam should spend the rest of his days in prison.


Regardless of whether the criminal is put to death or locked up for eternity, it wouldn't make much difference. Even being locked up for the rest of your days is like a death sentence. Only a slow and torturous ones. If he ever came to Belmarsh, I am sure he would meet his competitors because I don't think any of those prison officers have one screw fully tightened to be perfectly honest with you. The terrorist part of Belmarsh is said to be worse than anywhere in Belmarsh. There are no windows in the cells of terror prison. A solicitor once described the incarceration of suspects and terrorists as "Being buried in a concrete tomb". Once in there, you aint coming out again. That is it. In that part of the prison, there is no discharge papers. There is only a transfer slip. So the suspected terror suspect who gets found not guilty, gets taken to the main part of prison or seg block and then they do it all from there.

 

Do I think Saddam should recieve death penalty? On further thought, it is too easy. It is an easy way out. Surely the punishment for crimes against humanity should be incarceration for life until you literally rot away or have a stroke or heart attack and then someone gets a dust pan and brush and sweeps up your bones and then scatters them into a plastic bag to be incinerated in a make shift fire.

 

good.

 

Nice to see how just the British justice system is that those found not guilty remain incarcerated against all principles of the much touted "rule of law".

 

It matters not a jot what the USA or anyone else does, did or will do, the man is a convicted mass murderer what other sentence can he be given ?

Like the rest of humanity he has the chance to turn to jesus on his deathbed if he so chooses, we cannot require it of him.

 

Its the verdict of society as well as the court.

OJ was let off by the court, but convicted by society, he is a parriah.

Death Penalty, not sure. Life in prison sounds about right.

 

Any comments about the judge angrily throwing Ramsey Clark out of the court room before Saddam's sentence?

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L05192059.htm
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I've got that Album too.

 

Very well reasoned article on Slate on why the dealth penalty is wrong for Saddam Hussein.


In brief, the Author states that Europe and the European Union have no death penalty. Turkey just outlawed it and Kurdistan would perfer it not be used.



http://www.slate.com/id/2152999/




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I have a hard time viewing his trial as fair when his lawyers were thrown out of court during the trial by the judge. I don't remember ever hearing that prosecution attorney's were removed at any time.

 

I dont have any. There isn't anything left of the America TV news media. Nothing but talking heads spouting off spin. It got worse every year until there was no news left.

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