Author Topic: Hang Him! (Read 1995 times)

Golfer · « **on:** November 05, 2006, 06:07:56 AM »

Saddam Hussein to hang.

I could only hope it's at noon tomorrow but I'm not sure that I'm that lucky.

Viking · « **Reply #1 on:** November 05, 2006, 10:19:12 AM »

He won't hang. His death sentence is symbolic at best, the appeals court will overrule it. Just watch.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #2 on:** November 05, 2006, 10:41:45 AM »

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Originally posted by Viking
He won't hang. His death sentence is symbolic at best, the appeals court will overrule it. Just watch.

I doubt it.

Viking · « **Reply #3 on:** November 05, 2006, 10:44:44 AM »

It all depends of what happens in Iraq. If the current regime manages to stay in power Saddam will have his death sentence turned into a life sentence. After 5 to 10 years he will be quietly released or put in "house arrest".

Nilsen · « **Reply #4 on:** November 05, 2006, 10:47:31 AM »

I guess it all depends on how afraid the government is of pissing off his fan base.

BansheCH · « **Reply #5 on:** November 05, 2006, 10:48:40 AM »

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Originally posted by Viking
It all depends of what happens in Iraq. If the current regime manages to stay in power Saddam will have his death sentence turned into a life sentence. After 5 to 10 years he will be quietly released or put in "house arrest".

I agree. If he dies I will be surprised

sluggish · « **Reply #6 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:00:46 AM »

I kind of always had a suspicion that we'd end up giving him a mansion in Miami Beach...

lukster · « **Reply #7 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:04:48 AM »

No way will Saddam ever survive a "house arrest". There are plenty that want him dead and unless he is protected by heavy security will see to it.

Viking · « **Reply #8 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:09:10 AM »

He's in Baghdad - Sunni territory. If he gets "house arrest" it will be in Tikrit, his home city and centre of his powerbase.

You know … where these people live:

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #9 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:17:28 AM »

No *****e government can allow him to live once he has been convicted and sentenced. No smart government of any kind can.

Dago · « **Reply #10 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:22:21 AM »

I think he very well may die. ****es in control, and they hate him. Not to carry out the sentance might be seen as weakness. Plus with him gone, there can be no hope or speculation that he will return to power.

Viking · « **Reply #11 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:23:24 AM »

Iraq does not have a Shi'ite government. Any government that kills Saddam won't be governing Baghdad for long.

Let's just see what happens.

Captain Virgil Hilts · « **Reply #12 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:26:32 AM »

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Originally posted by Viking
Iraq does not have a Shi'ite government. Any government that kills Saddam won't be governing Baghdad for long.

Let's just see what happens.

Iraq has a Shi'ite majority government. That is the biggest complaint and fear of the Sunni's and the Kurds. They have to execute the sentence, to do otherwise would be seen as weak and cowardly. They cannot be seen as weak and cowardly and still survive.

Enduro · « **Reply #13 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:28:19 AM »

I can think of a certain President that might deserve his own trial or two in the years after his Administration ends...

Viking · « **Reply #14 on:** November 05, 2006, 11:40:23 AM »

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Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
Iraq has a Shi'ite majority government. That is the biggest complaint and fear of the Sunni's and the Kurds. They have to execute the sentence, to do otherwise would be seen as weak and cowardly. They cannot be seen as weak and cowardly and still survive.

The sentence is not final, it is automatically appealed. The government do not make legal rulings, the courts do. The government cannot survive without the Sunnis participating, the alternative is civil war. Both the courts and the government know this.