12.30.06
Saddam Hussein Executed
Iraq’s former leader Saddam Hussein is dead. Apparently he was executed at dawn today at a former military intelligence headquarters in a Shia district of Baghdad at 6am local time (3am GMT), following his conviction by an Iraqi court for crimes against humanity. Apparently Saddam refused to have his head covered, and as the rope was put round his neck he shouted, ‘God is Great, the nation will be victorious and Palestine is Arab’. There is a statement from Geroge Bush in the press, but I don’t want to comment on anything that man has to say about this. Saddam Hussein aparently asked for his copy of the Koran to be passed on to someone, a man called Bander. After Saddam’s appeal was rejected he was resigned to his fate and vowed to go to the gallows a “true matyr”. He also said, “I sacrifice myself, if God wills it, he will place me among the true men and matyrs”. I find it interesting that Saddam was killed on the same day that John Scarlett was knighted. If John Scarlett had not misrepresented the dossier (on Alistair Campbell/Downing Streets) instructions, that justified the war in Iraq, then possibly Tony Blair would not have dared invade Iraq illegally, and he may well have prevailed on George Bush not doing so either. What sets Mr Blair and Bush apart from Saddam Hussein, aren’t they guilty of killing hundreds of thousands of people too, guilty of torture, and don’t they have Weapons of Mass Destruction, and if so aren’t they also worthy of a noose round their necks? Saddam Hussein was a brutal dictator, I am not saying otherwise, but he was undoubtedly groomed for this role by the west, who in the end orchestrated his death. Why wasn’t he dealt with sooner? Could it be because the west was happy for him to use the weapons he had bought from them, to kill his own people. I think so, but only whilst it was expedient for him to do so, only whilst it fitted the subversive objectives of various western agencies. It is so sad that by being an ally to America the U.K. is now as equally loathed as they are. Is that something Britain can really be proud of, being an ally of possibly the most blood thirsty nations in the world. These dictators are allowed to get away with murder, at least for now, as are the U.K. and the U.S.A. but when will they be held accountable? It saddens me to think of the lives lost during this ‘war’, and all to keep the price of petrol at an affordable level for westeners. Will the families of Saddam Husseins victims find peace now? I’d like to think so, but it’s unlikely, and how will life be now for the people of Iraq? I fear there will be many more dark days ahead for Iraq and its people. So many innocent civilians lives have been damaged by this man, Saddam Hussein, and now he is dead, will there be stability in the Middle East? I have a feeling and its not good, I am not optimistic about the future of our planet. Why are we intent on hurting and killing each other? Why can’t we all live in peace? I am not religious but all I keep thinking is … God help us.