Saddam Hussein is dead. Baby-Bush kept his word: before the end of 2006.
The fact that it was on the dawn of the Muslim feast - here you go, fuckers - didn’t bother them the least.
Al-Ahram had a nice commentary on that in its issue on Sunday (31/12).
At the time where Muslims were preparing to make their offerings for Eid-Al-Adha, the US decided to offer Saddam Hussein’s head to make up for their abysmal failure in Iraq.
Many noticed that executing Saddam for the Dojeil case, where 148 Shiites died, was a clear American signal that they were deciding of the ranking of ethnic/religious groups in Iraq: remember that the Anfal case, were 180 THOUSAND Kurds died, was still pending.
Anfal was waiting. So was the first Gulf war (Iraq-Iran, 1980-1988). So was Koweit’s Invasion and Gulf war II (1990/1991). And many, many more.
But in everything, and really everything, the US had something to do with it. Sponsoring then President Hussein, nodding in agreement to Koweit’s invasion, and the ensuing embargo on Iraq that lasted until the US occupation (an embargo that cost the lives of a million children. When informe of this fact, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said it was ‘worth it’.)
The fact that it was on the dawn of the Muslim feast - here you go, fuckers - didn’t bother them the least.
Al-Ahram had a nice commentary on that in its issue on Sunday (31/12).
At the time where Muslims were preparing to make their offerings for Eid-Al-Adha, the US decided to offer Saddam Hussein’s head to make up for their abysmal failure in Iraq.
Many noticed that executing Saddam for the Dojeil case, where 148 Shiites died, was a clear American signal that they were deciding of the ranking of ethnic/religious groups in Iraq: remember that the Anfal case, were 180 THOUSAND Kurds died, was still pending.
Anfal was waiting. So was the first Gulf war (Iraq-Iran, 1980-1988). So was Koweit’s Invasion and Gulf war II (1990/1991). And many, many more.
But in everything, and really everything, the US had something to do with it. Sponsoring then President Hussein, nodding in agreement to Koweit’s invasion, and the ensuing embargo on Iraq that lasted until the US occupation (an embargo that cost the lives of a million children. When informe of this fact, then Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said it was ‘worth it’.)
Killing Hussein before the court got to the ‘good stuff’, the stuff where SH’s testimony would have actually been interesting, was a good way for the United States to shut him up before he revealed any of the dirty deals that surrounded his reign for a quarter century. A bit of a cheap way out, really. Seriously, they could have done better. But this was SO blunt and ugly that I shiver.
Then come to the execution itself. The dude had asked that he be shot - motion refused.
The executioners, wearing their fancy black masks, were chosen to be Shiite. So guess what: pro-Hussein people will see that Shias killed their president. The Americans are doing a great job at igniting the hatred. Well done. Hijos de puta.
But apparently, with a new video of the execution being made available - with the sound and all, unlike the one they played on television (CAN YOU BELIEVE, BTW, THEY ACTUALLY EXECUTED HIM ON TELLY???) where Shia chants are being heard, someone yells to Hussein 'you're going to hell!!!' I can't think of a cheaper, uglier way of doing things.
Hussein started to mutter a prayer - but the trapdoor opens too quickly. They weren't even willing to let him ask for forgiveness.
Hussein started to mutter a prayer - but the trapdoor opens too quickly. They weren't even willing to let him ask for forgiveness.
The whole thing makes me sick. Even a monster deserves to die in a more dignified way. And if not for him or his family, then at least, think of all the bad feelings that this will generate - and the ensuing violence.
So long, SH. You’ve been a son of a bitch - but, really, it was better with you than it is now. The fact that even I have reached such a conclusion means that the US military adventure in Iraq has been such, such a failure.
3 comments:
Tout à fait d'accord, comme d'habitude...
J'ai pas même vu le vidéo... c'est incroyable qu'on passe cela en TV..
Écoute, tu penses que les mots "Human Rights" veulent dire quelque chose pour Mr. Bush & Friends?
Bon, profite de tes vacances.
Gros bisous.
Outraging
Personally I haven't seen the video but apparently everyone else has, so I know the "juicy" details...
It's terrible, I know that a lot of people here believe that he deserved to die because he was responsible for the death and torture of thousands of people but he was still human, right? At a certain moment of his life he was definitely unjust, brutal and fucken cruel but I think that at the end he will be considered by historians as a victim, if not a hero.
I've heard people calling him "shahid" and although I'm not sure to agree with them, I am more confortable with thinking of him as such than as a criminal who got what he deserved. He did fight the American invadors, he got caught during the war, tried by a puppet tribunal and finally executed in a way that couldn't be more degrading.
What do u people think?
Anonymous 1 (Ruthi?) tu vas te marrer - mais ils ont passe ca en 'live'.
Anonymous 2: I believe that our civility is measured by how we treat our adversaries when we have the upper hand. In Islam, it's what is meant when we talk about 'al 3afw 3end Al Maqdera' ('Forgiveness when you're Capable', would be the weak translation i can give!). It means that when you are capable of basically inflicting any punishment you want, choosing forgiveness is what lifts you morally. It's the Prophet releasing his ennemies when he conquered Mecca. Etc.
Not that i'm saying that SH should've been forgiven. Far from it. But i believe that the mediocre behaviour the US and friends have displayed in this case is only a reflection of their own mediocrity.
I think SH got what he deserved: death penalty. But i am mad for the reasons you skilfully summarised: the way he was caught, the was he was tried, the way he was executed. I don't think he was a 'shahid', but he surely was a victim of the occupation forces.
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