Saddam's brother hanged

[Trinity]

No articles out yet... Just a news flash / bar on CNN

Saddam Hussein's half-brother and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court have been hanged, The Associated Press reports.

They were to go with Saddam... but obviously they didn't.  But they're gone now.

 

[klacquement]

News article:  http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/01/15/iraq.executions/index.html

 

[warspite]

Dum dum dah... another one bites the dust...

 

[gaspasser]

Crap!!!
There were more of them?  I thought two of them were butt party for the marines?
???

 

[1feral1]

More trash taken out to the dump!

They did the jig around 0300h or so.

As the sun rose over Shyteland, its clear and cold, around 3C, when they went to the gallows. I was in the CP, and found out like us all, on CNN.

To hell with them both (literally).

You know, so far its qiet, a bit of a two way rifle range around 0530,  as the mad mulla next door barked out that all too familair call for morning prayers. How ironic to hear both at the same time. A call ot prayer while muslims killing muslims goes on in the background. Kind of sends chills up my spine. Lets hope for a quiet day.


Wes

 

[rmacqueen]

Anyone know why they are hanging them and not cutting their heads off, which I believe is more traditional for arabs?

 

[Ex-Dragoon]

Anyone know why they are hanging them and not cutting their heads off, which I believe is more traditional for arabs?

Beheading is only used for certain offences in certain countries, In Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan and Saudi Arabia execution by hanging is the norm.

 

[1feral1]

Anyone know why they are hanging them and not cutting their heads off, which I believe is more traditional for arabs?

Al Jezeera is reporting one of them (the fat one I do believe) had his head ripped off upon doing the jerk!

Wrong calcualtions in weight vs rope I reckon  ;D , but I don't care, they're gone now.

Cheers,

Wes

 

[chanman]

Anyone know why they are hanging them and not cutting their heads off, which I believe is more traditional for arabs?

Looks like they still managed it:  http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/01/14/execution-hanging.html

In confirming the executions, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the head of one of the men, Saddam's half brother Barzan Ibrahim, had been severed during the hanging in what he called "a rare incident."

Hanging isn't an exactly new form of execution, and the body mass/rope length needed to avoid strangulation (drop too short)/decapitation (drop too long) should be well established, but they still managed to mess up...  is someone's cellphone movie online yet for this one?

 

[rmacqueen]

Beheading is only used for certain offences in certain countries, In Pakistan, Iraq, Iran, Sudan and Saudi Arabia execution by hanging is the norm.

Thank you, have been wondering why.

 

[tomahawk6]

Evidently Tikriti was decapitated. The executioners and witnesses all had to sign an agreement to maintain proper decorum.

 

[Bruce Monkhouse]

Evidently Tikriti was decapitated. .

Well, that covers both fashions then.....

 

[KevinB]

Well, that covers both fashions then.....

:rofl:

 

[Pikache]

I won't miss these schmucks.

 

[westie048]

Well it is done, but will anything really change from it. Evil men dead, more to take their place.






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