It looks like Saddam Hussein will be swinging from the end of a rope before the night is over, which pleases not only me, but several thousands of other people, greatly. Of course, it didn't happen nearly as quickly as we'd hoped--they found him in his rat-hole three years ago this month, but I guess they felt like they needed to cross all the T's and dot all the I's first before sending him to his just reward.
Myself, I prefer the Romanian's method of dealing with mass-murdering former dictators. If you recall, Nicolae Ceausescu was captured with his wife on December 22, 1989, trying to escape winds of revolution. There was a quick military tribunal, and three days later, on Christmas morning, they were marched out into the courtyard to face a firing squad. Nobody outside of Europe was paying much attention at the time, due to all of the turmoil and upheaval in the rest of Europe, Germany in particular, and the US military operation in Panama going on at the same time to oust Noriega.
The Christmas season hasn't been kind to dictators.
Anyhow, instead of hanging Saddam in a secret location at a secret time, part of me wishes they'd put him on public display and let his former subjects take turns pelting him with rocks, garbage, batteries, and hot coals before his execution. That would never happen of course, given the situation in the country right now, but it's certainly fun to think about. At least he doesn't get a firing squad, as he requested, but is being executed like a common thug.
Maybe Fidel Castro will kick the bucket this weekend and we can get a two-fer.
Justice, finally.
Mikey
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