After all, the president of the EU has come out AGAINST it. :ehh: SARCASM
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After all, the president of the EU has come out AGAINST it. :ehh: SARCASM
And what does the EU have to do with the Iraqi legal system?
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Originally Posted by penagate
Are we supposed to be surprised that they are gonna hang him? I thought this end was inevitable. I'm not saying its wrong or right, but Saddam didn't really have good odds going into the trial. Pretty much the decision (again not saying it was right or wrong) that allowed his trial to be conducted in Iraq by Iraqi's sealed his fate.
There was only ever going to be one outcome from this trial. Iraq has moved on, for better or worse, one more death isn't going to make much difference.
Ask a Kurd or a Shiite if they give a rats arse what opinion the president of the EU has. Actually, as any one anywhere if they care what the president of the EU says.Quote:
Originally Posted by disruptivehair
I wouldn't think they would care; I mentioned it as a joke. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterBlaster
I did as well. Just playing along. Is the pres of the EU still the commmunist from Finland? Isn't he due to rotate out soon?
Is hanging the actuall form of capital punishment or do you think they'll gas or zap him?
Well now that the verdict is in, wouldn't it be easiest if he just had a "heartattack" in his cell or some such.
Personally, I think they should stuff him in a cess pit and keep him there, but there's probably a good reason that I'm not a judge....
It's a Finnish man; I don't know if he's a communist. The presidency of the EU changes hands every six months, so yeah; he'll probably go soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterBlaster
Apparently hanging is how they do it, though I heard Saddam requested a firing squad instead.Quote:
Is hanging the actuall form of capital punishment or do you think they'll gas or zap him?
About hanging Saddam Hussein... I'm assuming that George Bush and Tony Blair going to be lynched along with Saddam Hussein? After all... It is a fair trial...
Wow, good one. Did you come up with that one all by yourself?Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
lynchburg lemonade :) Good stuff ;)
If I were to put money on it, I would say that Saddam will not die from hanging. They can go through the motions, do appeals, speechify at people for a bit, but ultimately, on a country spiraling into an increasingly open civil war, I think Saddam is a sore that they would be well rid of. I don't feel strongly about it, but I would put the odds around 55:45 that he will be given the Goering option, and take it.
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Originally Posted by demotivater
Well no, not really. I had found a similar quote from BBC website. But I do feel that way.
Goering. Nasty piece of work. Still he had some remarkable insights towards the governance of people . . . .Quote:
Originally Posted by Shaggy Hiker
"Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. ...Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country"
Sound familiar?
Sad but oh so true :( . And in an age where TV and the internet have made direct propaganda so much more effective than it was even for Goering, will we ever be able to truly trust what our governments or media tell us again? Or we we all just believe what we want to and simply search for an outlet that tells us we're right?Quote:
It works the same in any country
Shaggy, I'm thinking along the same lines as you but I reach the popposite conclusion. In a country spiralling into chaos I think the death of Saddam is going to provide too strong a milestone for the incumbant government to pass up. The west will object and speechify loudly (while quietly encouraging the execution, in some cases) and ultimately the Iraqi government will hang him anyway.
While we're chucking in quotes: "Democracy is the worst form of government - except for all the rest" - Churchill
What west are you talking about?Quote:
Originally Posted by FunkyDexter
Awesome quote by Churchill. :thumb:
I meant the West generally. All our politicians will publically be calling for him to get the 'Goering option' or similar because they'll weither want to appear magnanimous in victory (USA and GB) or champions of Saddams human rights (Any countries that opposed the war). Whether or not any of them will actually mean it is another matter entirely.
Another Winny quote: Dogs look up to you, Cats look down on you, but a pig will treat you as an equal. :)
this Kurd says if he is not hanged, he will be hunted down.
If it is left to ME, i will make sure of that.
yes, who gives a shiat about what EU presidents think? surely their children werent murdered infront of them or their mother/sisters raped in front of them on the commands of Saddam...
I don't care what the president of the EU thinks; I only included that remark as a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by kovan
give urself a chocolate chip kookieQuote:
Originally Posted by disruptivehair
We listen to your needs. We educate. Oh yeah. Right. Give yourself a nice biscuit and be on your way my dear fellow.Quote:
Originally Posted by kovan
Alternatively don't be so damn rude. That's my job :)
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Originally Posted by yrwyddfa
lol, me rude?
i actually was gonna put a smily face in that response but i thought it would be fun to start a contraversy again, i miss those on here :)
I was unaware that this was now the requirement for voicing an opinion about the death penalty.... :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by kovan
I'm already well hung
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by Saddam Hussain
My! I completely forgot in the heat of the debate that we've never heard the man himself of his opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saddam Hussain
So Mr Hussein, How does the thought of levitating in the air a couple of feet by a rope tightly around your neck sound?
I'm sure that if you put that question to him, it would leave him speachless.
Well I'm just trying to get stories from both sides of the party. I want to make a unbiased decision :D
That was more like the Jeremy Paxman question :D
If you want to do it Jeremy Paxman-style, you have to ask the same question about 100 times. :lol: :lol: :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
:lol: :lol: Too true. And it would have to be biased:Quote:
Originally Posted by disruptivehair
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Originally Posted by Wikipedia
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Originally Posted by kregg
Yeah...Jeremy Paxman is an obnoxious git. :bigyello:
Is it me, or has the conversation swayed a bit...? :afrog:
Have you seen the latest Private Eye? :lol:Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
[self edit]. :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
It sounds like HAAAACCKKKKKK COUUUUUGGHHHHH CHOUUUUUGGHHHHHH GURGLEGURGLEGURGLE
Now who said that Saddam didn't have a sense of humour?
By the way, why the gurgle gurgle? are you being hanged in water?
watchout kids, it's...
Aqua Hussain!!
Every time I use a toilet. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
Flusssssssssssssh!
Well, do you think they'll actually hang Bush?Quote:
Do you think they'll actually hang Saddam?
;)
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I hope so, but I somehow doubt it, being the president of the most powerfullest country :(
I suspect we will have to bagel him to death. It's the only known substance that can harm him.
... or was it pretzels? We'll have to try both out on him....
after all the bush haters get hung first //Quote:
Originally Posted by honeybee
Yes, I guess so...Quote:
Originally Posted by rory
I am already well hung :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:
LOL Good one!Quote:
Originally Posted by kregg
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Why? What have they done wrong?Quote:
Originally Posted by rory
Is it wrong to hate someone for killing thousands and endangering thousands more?
Note: I'm not sure if I am a Bush hater or not. I guess I just assume that he's a deeply stupid person, and it's difficult to hate someone just for doing really stupid things - even when everyone else is telling him it's a stupid thing to do. But then again, do we hate a person for driving drunk and consequently killing someone? I guess it's down to whether you feel people are responsible for the cosnequences of their actions if they could foreseably predict the outcome.
It was pretzels. Never in history have snack foods had a closer brush with destiny.
so you sayQuote:
Originally Posted by Ex-FB
Yes. I do say. I'm glad you worked that out :thumb:Quote:
Originally Posted by rory
And your point would be? :ehh:
I think Rory might be an Eliza program in disguise... :)
i think you are nuts but hey thats my opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzzi
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Originally Posted by rory
Well that was random
Funny that you should say that, as a different thread in CC got me thinking that one of the members might have been software.....as opposed to soft-headed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Suzzi