December 30, 2006
End of a Dictator
Bumped to the top
12/30/06 00:55 EST: I have it on good authority that Saddam was executed at 4:22 AM... and every media source on the planet is wrong about the 6:00 AM execution.
Previously:
1:54 EST: Just got a reconfirmation from my source minutes ago. Saddam Hussein has about two hours to live, with a midnight execution still scheduled.
2:20: EST: Corroboration.
3:04 EST: Source: "they're gearing up, but logistics could put it in the wee hours after midnight. Absolutely no later than dawn, which is close to midnight our time. The Iraqis are not always as punctual as the U.S. military."
3:08 EST: Source: "It's still entirely possible he'll be dead within the hour. The curtain of secrecy draws tighter as the hour draws nearer. "
Note: this will be my final update until the deed is done-- CY.
According to an anonymous source, the former President of Iraq will be executed by hanging at 12:00 AM midnight Baghdad-time on Saturday/4:00 PM EST Friday afternoon at an undisclosed location.
If my source is correct, Saddam Hussein is facing his final sunrise.
Update:
Sooner, Rather than Later?
Update: Fox News confirms that Hussein's death sentence has been signed, and that Saddam will be executed by Saturday.
Update: What Saddam's impending death means to Jules Crittenden.
Update: Fox News confirms that Hussein's death sentence has been signed, and that Saddam will be executed by Saturday.
None too soon. I excerpted and linked.
Posted by: Bill Faith at December 29, 2006 05:49 AMHappy New Year, Everybody!
Posted by: Tom TB at December 29, 2006 07:43 AMThey need to string up Kim not Hung in Korea next! Along with the fruitcake in Iran! Make it a gala new year celebration.
Posted by: mrdick at December 29, 2006 01:19 PMRIP.
Posted by: asdf at December 29, 2006 01:20 PMGet that rope tied and around his worthless neck. Good Riddance! Osama is next I hope.
Posted by: Gopher at December 29, 2006 02:16 PMSaddam's punishment on Earth will pale in comparison to the one he will soon face.
Posted by: BohicaTwentyTwo at December 29, 2006 02:47 PMFox News now quoting Iraqi MP (didn't catch the name) that Saddam is in Iraqi custody, all the paperwork is in order, and it will be soon.
Posted by: steveegg at December 29, 2006 02:53 PMI guess this caption contest could be the last caption contest he ever sees?
Posted by: The Man at December 29, 2006 02:57 PMSo they'll be a few hours off. The presstitutes are now reporting that Saddam will be swinging by 6 am Baghdad time.
Posted by: steveegg at December 29, 2006 05:43 PMreminds me of family car trips when I was a kid; "are we there yet?" - "no, five more minutes." The old man would say five more minutes for 3 hours then eventually, when we arrived, claim, "see, told you only five more minutes."
Posted by: runner at December 29, 2006 09:31 PMSee a sarcastic visual of George Bush playing a round of “Hangman”…here:
Posted by: Daniel DiRito at December 29, 2006 10:10 PMGood riddance, all we need now to execute is Kim and the pricks causing genocide in Darfur. Oh, and Osama, too.
Posted by: YTMND at December 30, 2006 05:02 AMAnd speaking of sarcastic and disrespectful, I took the liberty of imagining Hussein's initial conversation with Satan.
Good riddance is right.
Love the South Park visual!
If you are hardcore and hardstomach,the execution is on revver and youtube.
chsw
Posted by: chsw at December 30, 2006 08:41 PMThat vid is nothing.
Drive cross country coast to coast more than once or twice and you'll see a lot worse in person.
A neighbor of mine years ago used to have a contract with the state police to do all the insurance wreck tow jobs locally. The stuff and body parts you'd see in those cars was a test of composure, this was nothing.
Posted by: Purple Avenger at January 1, 2007 01:40 AM
