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Warning … Graphic video and images.
There is a new video making the rounds on the internet of post-Saddam Hussein’s execution. We just want to make sure he is really dead and put an end to all conspiracies theories. In true Monty Python fashion … “bring out your dead”.
Check out the video and pictures at The Jawa Report.
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Al Arabiya TV Reports Saddam Hussein Is Officially Pushing Up Daisies
It is official according to Al Arabiya via Fox News … Saddam Hussein will not be down for breakfast. Saddam has been executed.
More from Rusty at The Jawa Report. And here as well.
Arab TV stations report Hussein hanged
This is rather official and stately looking from CNN. Go figure.
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein has been executed, according to two Arabic language media outlets. Earlier, an Iraqi judge told CNN Hussein would be hanged before dawn on Saturday in Iraq. (CNN)
As Michelle Malkin is wondering, so are we … “How long before it’s on YouTube?” Not Long, Tess Found it on Google Video.
The Gateway Pundit has a fantastic array of coverage of the death of “the butcher of Baghdad” and his final hours.
Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence Is Hanged for Crimes Against Humanity
In a statement written in advance, Mr. Bush said Mr. Hussein “was executed after receiving a fair trial — the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.” (NY Times)
You Tube video of Saddam Hussein Hanged
UPDATE: Now for the more graphic video of the Saddam hanging (Hat Tip: Vinnie)
(Pic Hat Tip Klaas)
For those questioning whether Saddam Hussein was really hanged, he is looking rather dead in this picture. Saddam Hussein will not be down for breakfast.
Rush, what Rush? Saddam Hussein Transferred to Iraqi Custody … He’ll Be Executed by Saturday
Update: Saddam to Be Executed Tonight
Breaking News … Lawyers: Saddam Is No Longer in U.S. Custody; Judge: Execution to 
Happen By Saturday. Why wait for Sunday, when there is no time like the present? Some people earn their advancement to the head of the line. There will be no delays, no appeals and no nonsense. Saddam Hussein has been transferred from American to Iraqi custody. This represents one of the last steps in the execution of Saddam Hussein. According to the Iraqi Judge … Saddam Hussein will be executed by Saturday. Can anyone imagine just how long the delay process would take place in the US judicial system to execute Saddam?
An Iraqi judge told the Associated Press Saddam will be executed by Saturday at the latest. A U.S. source in Baghdad said Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki wanted to carry out the Butcher of Baghdad’s execution as early as Thursday night, but that it was delayed for logistical reasons, and because of confusion over the Iraqi constitution and the law that governs the tribunal that convicted him of murder. (Fox News)
Saddam handed over to Iraqi custody: lawyer
Yet some how the New York Times thinks that the execution of Saddam Hussein is a “Rush to Hang Saddam”. This coming from the same people who think that the War in Iraq has gone on too long and we should cut and run. A rush to judgment? Is 3 years not enough time for the NY Times? The NYT certainly has a skewed ideal as to what justice is supposed to be. I think the Kurds may disagree with your definition of justice.
Saddam to be hanged by Sunday
This is good news for the Iraqi people. There are many Bathist loyalists who are participating in the insurrections thinking that they will help Saddam get out of prison and resume a leadership position. By a swift execution of the tyrant, it will cause their will to fight to deteriorate and take a level of pressure off of the newly formed Iraqi Security Forces and US troops.
Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday, NBC News reported Thursday. According to a U.S. military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity, Saddam will be hanged before the start of the Eid religious holiday, which begins at sundown Saturday. via MSNBC.com.
To use crunchy talk, the Iraqi people need closure that Saddam can not come back. A good hanging will bring that closure and remove another obstacle to peace in Iraq.
UPDATE: Fox News Television is reporting that Saddam has been handed over to the Iraqi Government today, leading to speculation that his demise is imminent. (hat tip Klaasend)
