I think the right thing would have been to store him away safely somewhere and try him later, in an Iraq not under USA occupation. It is now extremely easy to paint the whole trial as a kangaroo court doing the bidding of the neocons/Americans/you name it. This is a way to make him a hero of many Iraqis, even if other Iraqis no doubt hate him with a passion.
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Originally Posted by Puck
Hanging is not a pretty death, unless they get it right and snap his neck.
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And even then, it is just that the executioner and the witnesses can easier convince themselves that the guy died immediately, instead of just being rendered unable to do anything - including breathe or signal extreme discomfort - for the remaining minute/half-minute or so of his life. Spine damage hurts like hell, but as he loses control of his body from the neck down, he cannot shriek. It's cruel and yet usual punishment all right.
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Even then, hanging bothers me.
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All forms of capital punishment bother me, or at least so I think most of the time. OTOH, once again I have to draw the parallel with Ceausescu of Romania. I was pretty happy when he was executed, even though it wasn't based on due process - the "prosecutors" simply cursed him face-to-face for an hour or so, then took him and his wife out and shot them. So, after all, there are cases when I make an exception. Maybe some Iraqis are justified feeling the same, in which case, who are we to pretend knowing better?
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