Saddam sentanced to death

**PoppyHoney** · 05-11-2006, 11:31am

What do we all think of this? I was shocked even though it was obvious right from the start what was going to happen.

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**Devil Girl** · 05-11-2006, 11:32am

I am not surprised at all.

**Angel** · 05-11-2006, 11:34am

I'm not surprised but am a little worried about the effect it may have on the situation in Iraq

**Jamtart** · 05-11-2006, 11:35am

Im not surprised hes been sentanced to death, and I think he deserves it.

I just really hope it doesnt kick off in Iraq again now because of this... I still have lots of friends serving out there

**Littlejojo** · 05-11-2006, 11:36am

Originally Posted by Angel

I'm not surprised but am a little worried about the effect it may have on the situation in Iraq

didnt they something like this on the news, was only half listening

**bubbasweet** · 05-11-2006, 11:43am

I have mixed feelings about this. Ultimately, I don't think he really cares about whether he dies or not. He dies and he and his supporters see it as him being martyr'd. If he's locked up then the West just sees it as the courts being weak and not taking decisive action.

He's been defiant throughout and from viewing the pictures on BBC news 24, nothing much seems to have changed...

**Shoppie** · 05-11-2006, 11:47am

WEll, I don't agree with the death penalty, so I'm hardly likely to think this is a great idea.

Does anyone know if they are actually likely to carry out the sentence, or if it is likely to be commuted to life imprisonment?

Like JT and Angel said, my biggest concern is what will happen in Iraq in particular, but the middle east in general

**Annie Goolahey** · 05-11-2006, 11:53am

From what I read this morning, this will now go to a higher court to review whether or not he had a fair trial. If they say no, then he will be retried, if they say yes, then the death penalty will be carried out within 30 days.

I believe this will open a can of worms in the Middle East. He is an evil man, but he will be martyred and the west will also pay for it.

On a human level, I don;t believe in the death penalty. The rest of his life behind bars with hard labour would work for me.

**Devil Girl** · 05-11-2006, 11:56am

Originally Posted by Shoppie

WEll, I don't agree with the death penalty, so I'm hardly likely to think this is a great idea.

Does anyone know if they are actually likely to carry out the sentence, or if it is likely to be commuted to life imprisonment?

Like JT and Angel said, my biggest concern is what will happen in Iraq in particular, but the middle east in general

And I agree with what Lola said.

**book_lover** · 05-11-2006, 12:01pm

I just think it's hypocritical to kill someone for killing people....

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**Nics** · 05-11-2006, 12:14pm

Originally Posted by book_lover

I just think it's hypocritical to kill someone for killing people....

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I agree!

**Angie** · 05-11-2006, 12:19pm

Tbh I agree with Lola.

I'm not denying he's done some evil things and I'm not going to be sorry if he's hung but it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.

I have big issues about how this all came about though. Whatever his crimes, I'm not convinced that the West barging into Iraq and removing him from power was the best course of action. I'm curious to know what a majority of Iraqis think about what Saddam's removal from power has done for both the current and future stability of Iraq. It's so hard to get an impartial view from just watching Western media.

**PoppyHoney** · 05-11-2006, 12:49pm

Just to make myself clear, I'm totally opposed to the death penalty, and I also think that this whole process has been gone about the wrong way. Surely life in prison would be much more of a punishment than death?

I think they were saying on the BBC this morning that most people in Iraq, even those who agree with the death penalty, don't think it will change anything, and could make things a whole lot worse.

**PruBear** · 05-11-2006, 01:01pm

TBH, i just saw this piece of news as i was opening my msn , and my first reaction was that i felt quite upset about it as in sad upset, because though it may be what he deserves ( or it couldve been dealt with in a different punishment) i think whats shocked me most was that we as human beings we are jus goin to kill another human being( i say "just", but i know its not that clean cut he has dne some truely evil things) but i dnt believe we should resort to the same level as he has, to kill someone, - this makes me feel very un-easy and to be honest, i dnt think we would be any better than him in a way if we were to kill him, whether he deserves that particular punishment or not
. Its a tough one, but in general it jus scares me of what we're capable and makes me uneasy about what the future holds if this punishment is carried out.

Pru xx

**CountessDuckula** · 05-11-2006, 01:32pm

I just don't know what to think about this.

There's no denying Saddam is a truly evil man and did some horrendous things but I feel that the conclusion of the trial has given him what he wants - notoriety and martyrdom.

Life for Iraqis has been a lot worse since the West invaded and toppled him from Power.

I regularly read a blog by a young Iraqi woman and she tells the truth about how the Iraqi's feel, how they are living, etc. Here it is: http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/

It's interesting to read that since the 'war against Saddam' started, over 600,000 Iraqis have been killed

I sometimes think letting him stay in power would have been the lesser of two evils.

**bubbasweet** · 05-11-2006, 03:13pm

Originally Posted by missduckula

I just don't know what to think about this.

There's no denying Saddam is a truly evil man and did some horrendous things but I feel that the conclusion of the trial has given him what he wants - notoriety and martyrdom.

Life for Iraqis has been a lot worse since the West invaded and toppled him from Power.

I regularly read a blog by a young Iraqi woman and she tells the truth about how the Iraqi's feel, how they are living, etc. Here it is: http://riverbendblog.blogspot.com/

It's interesting to read that since the 'war against Saddam' started, over 600,000 Iraqis have been killed

I sometimes think letting him stay in power would have been the lesser of two evils.

He wasn't a huge threat to us after all - he may have had some nuclear or biological weaponry, but I don't think even he would have been stupid enough to use them. For all the posturing by him and other rogue leaders/terrorists, they all know that once you get into murdering on a scale like that (ie: with gas or nuclear weapons) you pretty much sign your own death certificate.

I agree with the statements made that killing him makes 'the West' a bit hypocritical... Carrying out exactly what we're condemming him for.

Life imprisonment with hard labour and community service would do it for me.

Soreya · 06-11-2006, 10:43pm

600 000 Iraqui people death and the man is still alive.
I wish Bush could share a cell with him for the rest of both their lives!

**cheeky_biscuit** · 07-11-2006, 06:08pm

Originally Posted by bubbasweet

I agree with the statements made that killing him makes 'the West' a bit hypocritical... Carrying out exactly what we're condemming him for.

Life imprisonment with hard labour and community service would do it for me.

I haven't had chance to watch the news, read a paper today, but from what I understood of that report, he has been sentanced by an iraqi court?

I don't know, he would be held up as a martyr if he was imprisoned, and I could imagine extremists taking hostages in exchange for Sadaams release, so maybe that isn't a great idea either.
I just don't really know where I stand, so maybe I should just be quiet

on one hand he shouldn't be allowed things he has taken from others - food, shelter, health etc. but then I don't agree with the death penalty either!