Friday, December 29, 2006

Update: Saddam Hussein to Be Hanged 'Without Delay,' Iraqi PM Nuri al-Maliki Says

Saddam Hussein's execution will be carried out without delay, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was quoted as saying Friday... "There will be no review [of the sentence] or delay in carrying out the execution against the criminal Saddam," said a statement from al-Maliki's office, reported by Iraqi state television... "Whoever rejects Saddam's execution would be insulting the martyrs," he said in the statement, referring to Iraqi victims of the former dictator's...
Read the rest at CNSNEWS.com

Update: Friday, December 29, 2006
10:45am CST
Fox News just reported...
The American Military has just handed over Saddam to Iraqi custody.

12:10pm CST
Fox now reports... The White House says... No-- He is NOT handed over as of yet.

(We’ll work this one out as more news comes in... AJ)

1:45pm CST
The State Department said...
an hour or so back... that Saddam is definitely STILL in US Military Custody.
Just a minute ago... An Iraqi official said Saddam has now (at last, for sure,) been handed over to the Iraqi Authorities.
Fox reports the same and... all Papers and Documents on Saddam’s death have been finalized and execution will now be soon.

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4:10pm CST
Fox News is now saying... AP is reporting that a top Iraqi Official has said Saddam will be put to death before 6am Baghdad time Saturday morning. That would be tonight at 9:00pm CST our time.


7:30pm CST
Everyone is now reporting... Saddam’s Date with the Rope should go down just after 8:30pm CST.
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8:28pm CST
Witnesses should now be in place... Saddam should be hanging dead any minute now.........
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>>> 9:09pm CST
The Butcher of Baghdad

*** Saddam Hussein DEAD ***

>>> 9:25 pm CST
Iraqi television stations reporting Saddam Hussein was executed just before 6am Baghdad time, Saturday. Fox News is reporting celebrations have already broken out in many streets around Iraq... still very quiet in Baghdad though.

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What my Blog friends are saying:
>>> Beth at Blue Star Chronicles...
This will not be the end of the Global War on Terror. It will be the end of Saddam Hussein’s reign of terror...
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>>> Mohammed at Iraq The Model
The situation in Baghdad is tense now and US and Iraqi forces are heavily deployed on the streets... We're hearing and reading more confirmations that US military has already turned Saddam in to the Iraqi authorities and I don't think the government is willing, or able, to keep him in custody for too long...
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>>> Gina at GINA COBB...
The tug of war over Saddam Hussein's execution continues today. Now the latest rabbit pulled out of a hat by forces attempting to keep the tyrant alive is a claim by Hussein's lawyer......
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>>> Pamela at Atlas Shrugs
Ding Dong, the prick is dead...
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>>> Fred at TEXAS FREDS
... the ONLY American influence in this whole trial was on Saddam’s behalf, and that was done by an American traitor, former A.G. Ramsey Clark, and he rolled ‘craps’…
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(Has Video showing some of Saddam’s crimes - Note: Not for the weak of heart)
Saddam Hussein, the former dictator of Iraq nicknamed the "Butcher of Baghdad", has been executed for his crimes against humanity during his 24 year reign...
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10:35pm CST
Statement By President Bush

Today, Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial -- the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.

Fair trials were unimaginable under Saddam Hussein's tyrannical rule. It is a testament to the Iraqi people's resolve to move forward after decades of oppression that, despite his terrible crimes against his own people, Saddam Hussein received a fair trial. This would not have been possible without the Iraqi people's determination to create a society governed by the rule of law.

Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops. Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it 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.

We are reminded today of how far the Iraqi people have come since the end of Saddam Hussein's rule - and that the progress they have made would not have been possible without the continued service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform.

Many difficult choices and further sacrifices lie ahead. Yet the safety and security of the American people require that we not relent in ensuring that Iraq's young democracy continues to progress.

(Taken from a Press release by the White House - Office of the Press Secretary - December 29, 2006)
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10:45pm CST
Whenever the videos and still photos of Saddam’s hanging come out... you can bet I’ll get them posted for you ASP.
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That’s it for me.... Good night everyone.

End of Post
and Saddam Hussein
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AubreyJ.........

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