Morbid Curiosity
The execution of Saddam Hussein is imminent and the cable news shows are having a field day. The only thing missing is wicker baskets to take to the public hanging.They're already calling for a live broadcast or at least a follow-on tape.
Reporters in the area say no one really cares. To everyone except Saddam's home village of Tikrit he was an equal opportunity despot.
No tears will be shed over Saddam. It's unlikely that there will be much difference in the day to day violence already occuring in Baghdad.
But I've got to wonder. There were supposed to be several trials accusing Saddam of misdeeds. The first and apparently only one concerns the village of Dujail. After an assassination attempt a sham trial was held and 143 were put to death as a result.
The trial of Saddam was mostly regarded as a circus, a sham to expedite US interests. Do Iraqis think justice has been done, or just that a different actor is lording over them?
I have no issue with Saddam's execution. But I would like to let him live long enough to write an autobiography. Now that would have been an interesting read.
posted by don1one @ 6:14 PM
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