Saddam Husain To Be Hanged In Next 24 Hours

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein could be hanged within hours, a senior Iraqi source told Reuters on Friday after Saddam's lawyer said U.S. forces had handed over the former president to Iraqi authorities for execution.

&quot;Things have changed in the past three hours. There were some issues ... and now that is resolved so it seems it's possible he may be hanged tonight,&quot; the source, who is in a senior position of authority, said </p><div class="yad-mrec"><div style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 12px; color: #000000; font-family: Verdana,arial,sans-serif; text-align: center">(Advertisement)
</div></div>after a day of confusion.

However, the start of the Muslim festival of Eid al-Adha on Saturday raised the possibility of a delay until after the week-long holiday is over, he added: &quot;It's not certain,&quot; he said. </p>

Najib Naimi, a former Qatar justice minister who served on Saddam's legal defence team, said he expected his client to be executed soon. </p>

&quot;We think he might be executed by tomorrow as a gift for the Iraqis,&quot; he told BBC News 24. </p>

&quot;Maybe early tomorrow morning he might be executed ... we are now talking with them regarding the body itself,&quot; he said. &quot;We would like to have his body to return it to the family so they can bury him at any place they wish.&quot; </p>

Earlier another of Saddam's defence lawyers, Khalil al-Dulaimi, told Reuters that U.S. officials had transferred the ousted president to Iraqi authorities. </p>

Saddam, whose appeal against a conviction for crimes against humanity was rejected this week, has long been formally in Iraqi custody but physically held by U.S. military guards. </p>

As during his appearances in court, U.S. officials are concerned that Saddam be treated with due propriety and so a physical transfer to a site beyond U.S. control seemed to be likely only very close to the execution.</p>

 

Or possibly not

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6217725.stm

I don't think anyone really knows what's going on but all I can say is I'm glad that he's to be ahnged soon. If hanging was still carried out in this country everybody on death row would never be hanged because the lawyers would fins a technicality or carry out a long appeal or just manage to generally delay things.

Glad to know that this evil, evil man will soon be (RIP)

 

And the lust for revenge creates another martyr leading to even more bloodshed. One guilty man will die and thousands of innocents will suffer because of it, isn't civilisation wonderful.</p>

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Better that than the guilty walk free inciting others to behave the same

 

Will be hanged tonight ot tomorrow

Iraq PM and cabinet in meeting now to decide exact time according to 5 news but a judge has said he will be hung tonight or tomorrow.

 

They can't decide between

Glen Miller or Benny Goodman for the background music