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Associated Press:
Saddam Hussein executed for war crimes — Saddam Hussein, the shotgun-waving dictator who ruled Iraq with a remorseless brutality for a quarter-century and was driven from power by a U.S.-led war that left his country in shambles, was taken to the gallows clutching a Quran and hanged Saturday.
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New York Times:
Dictator Who Ruled Iraq With Violence Is Hanged for Crimes Against Humanity — Saddam Hussein, the dictator who led Iraq through three decades of brutality, war and bombast before American forces chased him from his capital city and captured him in a filthy pit near his hometown …
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Reuters:
Saddam Hussein hanged, says Al Hurra TV station — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - U.S.-backed Iraqi television station Al Hurra said Saddam Hussein had been executed by hanging shortly before 6 a.m. (0300 GMT) on Saturday. — The former Iraqi president ousted in April 2003 by a U.S.- led invasion …
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See-Dubya / Hot Air:
Report: Saddam hanged; Update: Last word — "Muqtada" (Update: Video added) — Word just in from al-Arabiya that Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti is dead. — Sic Semper Tyrannis. Watch this space for more details. — Update (AP): Al-Hurra is reporting it too.
Martin Lewis / The Huffington Post:
WELL HUNG! Saddam Hung To Prove Bush is BETTER Hung... (Than His Dad) — (Photo of well-hung leader by www.wacotrib.com) — We Got Him!!!! Only $354 Billion & 3,000 US Military! — (I'd call that a Bargain. The best we've ever had...) — Some thanks are in order: — 1) To George W. Bush.
MSNBC:
Saddam Hussein executed — Deposed Iraqi dictator hanged for deaths of 148 Shiites in 1982 — BAGHDAD, Iraq - Three years after he was hauled from a hole in the ground by pursuing U.S. forces, Saddam Hussein was hanged Saturday under a sentence imposed by an Iraqi court, an Iraqi official told NBC News.
Times of London:
Obituary - Saddam Hussein — Former Iraqi dictator who ruled his country without mercy and struck fear into the heart of millions — Saddam Hussein was a tyrant whose actions brought down unimaginable catastrophe on Iraq and its peoples. From an early age, he had enjoyed inflicted suffering …
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Reuters:
Saddam Hussein hanged: witnesses — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Saddam Hussein was hanged at dawn on Saturday, a dramatic end for a leader who ruled Iraq by fear for three decades before a U.S. invasion toppled him and was then convicted of crimes against humanity.
Michael Hastings / Newsweek:
'I Saw Fear, He Was Afraid' — In a NEWSWEEK exclusive, the man hired to videotape Saddam Hussein's execution recalls the brutal dictator's humble final moments. — Ali Al Massedy was 3 feet away from Saddam Hussein when he died. The 38 year old, normally Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al …
Michelle Malkin:
Report: Saddam is dead — ***1:53am Eastern update...witness Mowaffak al Rubaie describes to FNC the execution scene..."meticulously adhered to Islamic practice and ritual...no foreigners, no coalition"...body carried to ambulance/helicopter...negotiating with family on burial location...he shouted "Long live jihad!"...
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Independent:
Robert Fisk: A dictator created then destroyed by America — Saddam to the gallows. It was an easy equation. Who could be more deserving of that last walk to the scaffold - that crack of the neck at the end of a rope - than the Beast of Baghdad, the Hitler of the Tigris …
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Human Rights Watch News Releases:
Iraq: Saddam Hussein Put to Death — Hanging After Flawed Trial Undermines Rule of Law — The execution of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein following a deeply flawed trial for crimes against humanity marks a significant step away from respect for human rights and the rule of law in Iraq, Human Rights Watch said today.
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Gateway Pundit:
The Death of a Butcher- Saddam Hussein's Final Hours
The Death of a Butcher- Saddam Hussein's Final Hours
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Associated Press:
Official: Saddam to be executed tonight
Official: Saddam to be executed tonight
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
It's Over (Live Blog)
It's Over (Live Blog)
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Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Saddam Hussein Execution, Iraq, Talk Radio
Saddam Hussein Execution, Iraq, Talk Radio
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Kevin Hayden / The American Street:
Some Guy Who's Not Osama Bin Laden Was Hanged Tonight
Some Guy Who's Not Osama Bin Laden Was Hanged Tonight
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Jim Henley / Unqualified Offerings:
Any Man's Death? — Josh Marshall tells it like it is.
Any Man's Death? — Josh Marshall tells it like it is.
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Raed Jarrar / The Huffington Post:
There Is No Victory in Saddam's Execution
There Is No Victory in Saddam's Execution
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Barbara O'Brien / Crooks and Liars:
The Farce Goes On — When I learned of Saddam Hussein's execution …
The Farce Goes On — When I learned of Saddam Hussein's execution …
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CNN:
Madrid bombing 'breaks ETA pact' … MADRID, Spain (CNN) — Spain has blamed a powerful car bomb explosion at the country's busiest airport Saturday on Basque separatist group ETA, declaring it a violation of a nine-month cease-fire. — Several people suffered minor injuries in the parking lot blast …
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Newsweek:
CAIR Play? — Sen. Barbara Boxer recalled an award she recently gave to an Islamic activist because of his ties to a major American Muslim organization—that critics say has ties to terrorist activities. — Dangerous Group? President Bush met with Muslim-American representatives on Sept. 17, 2001.
Lara Setrakian / ABCNEWS:
DAs Call for Prosecutor in Duke Lacrosse Case to Step Down — Nifong to Be Tried for Ethics Violations — ABC News Law & Justice Unit — In yet another moral blow to Durham County District Attorney Mike Nifong, the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys called for the prosecutor to step down from the Duke lacrosse case.