'Yeah, I was surprised the footage was so... candid, esp on the BBC website. I don't see the point of showing us such things. The bbc had that big strop about not showing tasteless stuff yet they're quite happy to put a pic of a man about to be put to death. Weird.

now he's gone they will all be moving back I suppose?

I wouldn't if I were them!

that's exactly how I felt too, glad I wasn't alone.

Me too! Not overly comfortable with watching people being noosed up (even when they are sick, twisted, evil, murdering baxtards).

how is hussein linked with bin laden. why do people link the two names? i suppose they are/were both evil people but other thsn that where is the link? not having a dig at u mate but it riles me up. why not mention putin and hussein in the same post? or mugabe and thaksin shinawatra? enlighten me please. i agree that iraq is f@cked by the way.

Did he deserve to be punished for what he did...yes

Is the death penalty ever justified...I find it hard to say yes as it is barbaric and cruel, particularly hanging. It solves nothing but creates a martyr and in the long run more unrest. Let us not forget that it was western governments that put him in place, funded and armed him, said nothing as he caused genocide. But when our oil is threatened he becomes the 'bad man'.

Hypocrisy of the highest order. No calling to account of Tony Blair for allowing White Phosphorus (illeagal chemical weapon according to the UN)to be used against a whole township in Iraq.

It seems that justice is for the winners alone.

Isn't it always? It's the winners who write history.

You were right to feel horrified - it's horrific.

I thought it was a commentary on the Bush family vendetta with Saddam Hussein and how they've appeared to be fairly unworried about Osama Bin Laden through this time...

whilst i don't condone what he did there are many more dictators that also serve their people an injustice and cause untold death, genocide and desperation.

Will the powers that be also "liberate" these countries or does it not serve their respective purposes

Dubya has tried to use the actions of one man (laden) as a way forward to wipe out the other. Only link as far as I can see - I thought that was what Moneypen was incinuating.

Do you know what I hate? I hate the phrase War on Terrorâ„¢.
J

Great replies to this thread.

have to say i agree with ipom and phoenix ... he should have been sentenced to 40 years hard labour living in basic conditions that allowed him only to survive.
hanging was too easy for him ... he should have been made to suffer, like those under his regime did.
the bbc site reports over 100 deaths since he was hung this morning ... wonder how many more will die?

I dont think there is any right or wrong answer ... but he should have been made to suffer more.

Put in prison, with 3 good meals a day, tv, pool table, play station, etc, etc.
OK may not be that good,but some PC bulls*~@t would come up and before you know it he would be a free man again.
IMHO, better of dead, he will soon be forgotten that way.

Thing that gets me me why Mr. Bush and Mr Blair don't do a thing about the killings that have been going on in Africa for years?
Oh, silly me they have no oil or money to be repaid with