No Quarter links to the Saddam execution video
Unseemly.
People should watch it.
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The big news over the last couple of days has been the execution of Saddam Hussein. I
want to put in my own two cents about it. It's not math, but it does at least involve a bit of logic.
I wish I could remember who first said this, but I really don't know. But the important thing,
in a moral sense…
In DC over the weekend, the conversational buzz at coffee shops, wine bars, and holiday parties has focused on the graphic reports of Saddam Hussein's execution. Friends from both sides of the political fence are using words like "banal," "barbaric," "creepy," and "grotesque" to describe their…
Read the account of Saddam Hussein's last moments—it's a strange thing. Hussein was an evil man, but still, he carried himself at the end with strength and courage and a good amount of anger. The whole scene sounds like it was tawdry and crude; the US continues to reinforce its growing reputation…
Matt Yglesias nails it when talking about faux-outrage over people complaining about the execution of Saddam Hussein:
Do these guys not understand the concept of principles? The point of the belief that all people are entitled to fair trials before receiving criminal sentences is that all people…
Seen it. It is sick. The mob mentality on display in its full ugly glory. And we are supposed to respect these people?
IMO, it is just as morbid and sick to view the Ford footage. Okay, he was a Prez. I get it, but he pardoned a criminal, and that led to the bunch of criminals currently leading the country. And we are honoring him again why? Sadam? - meh. Also a criminal and a killer. I am not feeling regrets or sorry for either, except I think we should not have given Ford a pass for exonerating a criminal. Happy New Year!