Who knew this day would come? One could have bet that he'd beat the rap a la Kid Cann or Al Capone did when they were summarily charged with one crime after another. Hell, in the World Court, Milosovic died before he could be convicted. We'll see what Hussein's execution will mean in the long run vis a vis Iraq. The Sunni's are already promising civil war if he is in fact executed. Though it seems that everyone promises death to everybody else at one point or another throuhgout the Middle East so what is one supposed to make of this latest threat? Though I'm not fan of the death penalty, I suppose being hung is just desserts for what he's done to the Iraqi people at large and the Kurds.
The Iraqi High Tribunal on Sunday found Saddam Hussein guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to death by hanging.
Hussein's former vice-president Taha Yassin Ramadan was sentenced to life imprisonment for his role in the killings of 148 Shi'a villagers.
The Iraqi High Tribunal acquitted a local Baath party official for crimes against humanity in a session in which Saddam Hussein is also expected to hear a verdict.
Prosecutors had recommended the acquittal of Mohammed Azawi Ali for his role in the killing of 148 Shi'a villagers following an assassination attempt on Saddam in 1982. Prosecutors have recommended death by hanging for Saddam, who was expected to be summoned to court later.
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