Good news all around (from MSNBC)
Iraq's High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to hang for the 1982 killing of 148 Shiites in the city of Dujail. The visibly shaken former leader shouted "God is great!"
Excellent news. I failed to find anything regarding a civil war, or even more then normal violence, occcuring, per this post. The worst of the lot, which the Washington Post included in their headline (since changed to avoid the Tikrit reference), was
In Tikrit, Saddam's hometown, 1,000 people defied the curfew and carried pictures of the city's favorite son through the streets.
Everywhere else, Iraqi's seemed to be celebrating.
Celebratory gunfire rang out elsewhere in Baghdad, and the people in Sadr City, the capital's Shiite slum, celebrated in the streets, calling out "Where are you Saddam? We want to fight you."
People were celebrating in the streets of Dujail, a Tigris River city of 84,000, as the verdict was read. They burned pictures of their former tormentor.
Celebratory gunfire also rang out in Kurdish neighborhoods across the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, where taxi driver Khatab Ahmed sat on a mattress in his living room to watch trial coverage with his wife and six children.
"Thank God I lived to see the day when the criminals received their punishment," the 40-year-old exclaimed on hearing of Saddam's death sentence.
Back to the Washington Post, I have to wonder where they came up with this
"Long live the people!" Hussein shouted as the verdict began. "Down with the stooges! Down with the invaders! God is great!"
In no other story does that line appear. Every other story, such as the AP one, includes this
Saddam yelled out, "Long live the people and death to their enemies. Long live the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!"
Another case of the "progressive" media making something up, Wash Post?
The comments at the Washington Post also include the typical leftist blame America, BDS, and "can we cut and run in Iraq now?" posts, as well as "November Surprise!" and wondering about the timing. LOL. Too much fun, have to post a few
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– Thats Super! Now can we leave Iraq??? p.s. Karl Rove Im still voting Democrat on tuesday
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– Sadam is sentenced to death for killing 148 civilians 24 years ago. What will Bush and Blair get for illegally attacking Iraq and starting an illegal war that has already killed 500,000.
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– OCTOOOOOOBER SURPRISE!!!!!!! AND THEY SAVED IT UNTIL NOOOOOOVEMBER!!!!!!
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– Was this staged to happen just before the U.S. elections??How convenient!!!No we are the ones with a maniacal leader. Lucky us!
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– Although George W.s actions cannot be compared to those of Husseins, with respect to the term genocide, but its pretty damn close – the only difference is he is sending them away to be killed, instead of doing it himself. HANG GEORGE W!!!!
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– Okay Saddams trial is about done when will Bushs start?
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– Oh, I will be voting democrat on Tuesday, moorehoney, but like MRMister said, this announcement was made for political gains. I hate to say it but our country will be still under control by the Republican dictators until 2009.
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– To kill someone by hanging, is what we call civilization?
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– Too bad! Theyre hanging the wrong people. It should be Bush, Cheney, and the rest of their criminal regime they murdered over 600,000 Iraqis in the name of their version of democracy and justice
OK, enough, same old same old. Notice, the death penalty is OK for the leaders of the USA, but not anyone else. Will liberals/progressives/surrender monkeys protest the death sentence and talk Saddam up like they tend to do with stone cold killers, such as Tookie Williams? Others on the case:
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Mensa Barbie Welcomes You (who notes that Ramsey Clark was expelled from the verdict session)
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Patterico's Pontifications notices wonkiness in the LA Times and Wash Post
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Wizbang, which highlights that Saddam was actually shaken up by the verdict
