Saddam Hussein (69) has been hanged. A full stop that ends the sentence but begins the questions….. I, personally, don’t believe that we have right to take somebody’s life regardless what he/she has done in past.
Well, I just thought to post some random comments that I read in BBC website. Really heart touching and explanatory to see Iraq is deteriorating. Forthcoming series of worse situation will show that the decision of US was not right and in fact its bringing more terrorism in the world.
Here are some of the comments from BBC Website.
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No one has the right to take the life of another, regardless of what they have done. Saddam was an evil man but he should have been given a trial at the Hague and should have been imprisoned for what he did rather than executed. The execution looked like it was carried out by some form of militia rather than the legitimate government of Iraq. It looked like one of the videos we have seen of the execution of western hostages.
Nicky Whiting, Cambridge
As a Middle East specialist I view this action as a judgement by the people and government of Iraq. It's their business, the rest of us have no grounds for comment one way or the other. On the other hand, I believe it's incumbent on the media to respect the justice meted out this morning by the Iraqis, and be culturally sensitive enough to support the action by simply no longer showing Saddam's picture in any form, or for that matter even mentioning his name. Oblivion - true justice for him.
Dick Barratt, Carmel Valley CA USA
Why was Saddam not tried at the Hague for Genocide like other leaders. In this case he could not have received a death sentence.
His hanging was pre planned by the Americans and carried out by the puppet Iraqi government.
ajmal nasir, manchester
Saddam's execution is simply the unjust end to an unjust trial at the end of an unjustwar. The principle of 'killing for killing' is both hypocritical and barbaric.
It is particularly sad that nearly every European country made a statement voicing their opposition to capital punishment, and yet not one did a jot to intervene. It is as pathetic as a grown adult whistling with their hands in their pockets while a school bully beats up other children in the playground.
Edward Anderson, Near Peterborough
It seems hard that we in the civilised world would wake-up to the news that the ruler of IRAQ has been put to death when the two leaders that put him their are either asleep or on holiday!The only person that the British government can put up for comment is our new foreign secretary who because of the time of year and our seasonal climate, was not away on a caravan holiday.How can anyone think that we are not under the spell of the USA when our leader is holed-up in the USA and when thispeter payne, burnham on crouchI think that it is unacceptable that in the 21st Century we still have such inhuman acts. I don't believe that Saddam was a saint and neither do I believe that he did not deserve punishment but not in this way.
His executers just proved that they are as good as him: remorseless killers. And is Saddam's death going to solve Iraq's problems? Hardly. It will only worsen them.
Anastasia, Berlin
Not to forget that Saddam had a very cruel upbringing during his early years of childhood. Being brutally beaten and only God knows what other painful experiences Saddam had been put through by his stepfather.Saddam should have received professional help.Capital Punishment/ Public Execution is a cheap and quick way to get rid of sick people in society, but in the long run it does not help or prevent the loss of further lives, instead it makes us just as bad and heartless as the perpetratorshazna begum, north londonOnly if humans could answer hate with forgiveness (love), we would have a better world. I am strongly against killing in any shape and form. Only god has the right to take life.
Sina Rabbani, Laguna Beach, CA
I don't understand the gloating. Saddam was just hanged for an incident that occurred in 1982, while he was our ally. Why didn't we cut off relations with the "monster" then?...Because he was too helpful against Iran, and served our purposes.He is accused of using the poision gas the CIA gave him in 1983 against the Kurds in '89. Now, gassing civilians is a horrific crime against humanity, but who is more guilty, the dictator who used it or the country that gave it to him?Brian Kasbar, Spokane, WAIrrespective of what Saddam's past actions he did not receive a fair trial in Iraq. I think he had a better chance of a proper trial in US courts if that was ever jurisdictionally possible. Plus seeing people celebrating a death, again no matter what he was found guilty of doing in the past is deeply disturbing. justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.
Peter, NYC, USA
The death of one does not create a balance with the deaths of hundreds of thousands caused by an illegal invasionRichard Donaldson-Alves, kanthararomDoes anyone deserve to die?
Sophie
No doubt he was very bad and got just what he deserved. In a way I'm surprised that the US & UK allowed this to go ahead because it is a great gamble. Nobody should forget that this is just the current episode in the game for control of the last big oil reserves on the planet. Iran will be next unless Iraq stabilizes. From my research there will only be losers here, all of us, and them more so.Jim, Stoke-on-TrentOver three quarters of a million Iraqi children dead because of the sanctions - now an estimated over six hundred thousand Iraqis dead in the violence following the invasion of Iraq.
The message to the world ? This is what happens to those who are foolish enough to be the friends of America, as Saddam was.
Richard Haut, Nice, France
What a twisted world we live in. We cure evil with evil. He was cruel and evil but by killing him, we've agreed with him that killing another human being is OK. How can anyone sit down and eat while watching the images of a man about to be hung. I didn’t like him but i feel sick that many people can sit down and seriously feel happy. We watch people getting blown up or murdered in Iraq and not even cringe, what kind of world do we live in? We no longer fear images of violence and that scares me.Cute Mutambara, Canberra, Australia
