What was your reaction after you saw the execution of Sadam?

Reema · 01-03-2007, 05:28 AM

For me..
I was supposedto be celebrating that day because it was Eid..but when I saw the execution..I felt sad..angry..and confused.
I was sad to see a human being hanged...
angry because he was hanged on a day that Muslims were celebrating..
and confused..well...the US is there in Iraq to teach the Iraqi people about freedom , democracy,and the American values,etc..isn't it? ..but hanging a man like that and showing it to the world(even kids saw that) ..made me think..is that freedom?is that democracy?..maybe I should educate myself more about the US definitions of these two words.
By saying this I never justify what Sadam did..but it was the first time I saw someone hanged..and I wish I didn't.

fuadcarrim · 01-03-2007, 06:10 AM

If implication were enough to prove some one guilty of his crimes.......then many would have been executed before their time.

After he was defeated by Alexander, in a famous meeting with Porus - Alexander reportedly asked him, "how he should treat him". Porus gallantly replied, "the way one king treats another". Clearly his army might be shattered but the spirit still remained.

Well in recent times , people have forgotten how to conduct themselves........truly unfortunate.

Whatever happened to "Innocent until proven guilty" ???

Alas
"Audentes Fortuna Juvat"

sflor · 01-05-2007, 09:53 PM

Hi all!

I just asked myself if a man has the right to punish and kill another man.

I´m not defending Sadam or his horrible acts commited in the past, because he did the same thing by killing innocent people.

He should be punished for his crimes, that´s for sure, but wouldn´t it be more reasonable if he was condemned to life sentence? It would be a kind of procrastinating and slow "death" for him. What will be the benefits of hanging Sadam?

Was his punishement a kind of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"?

These were just some questions that came up to my mind when I watched on the tv Sadam´s execution...

See you,

sflor

felipealonso · 01-05-2007, 10:56 PM

I'm not in favour of death penalty, no matter how bad could a person has been. In the case of Saddam, he was a genocide, that's for sure. He killed thousands of his compatriots, and he was a cruel dictator, but the trial he had to stand for, was a mere joke, pure rubbish, orchestrated by US.
And what has happened after the "Liberation of Iraq"? Do the Iraqui people feel glad and happy because of the "US help and support"? I bet they don't feel that way...
And to answer those Reema's questions, the US definition for Democracy and Freedom are:
Democracy: It is said from every country that leads a regime like us, and Exactly the way that WE want it, whatever that leads to...
Freedom: Liberty of the person, country or population from all that WE consider potentially dangerous for OUR commercial and political interests...

As a latin writer said: USA... the country where Freedom is a statue (Estados unidos, el país en donde la libertad es una estatua, Eduardo Galeano)

Reema · 01-07-2007, 04:31 PM

Thank you all for sharing this with me

sharrychrist · 07-20-2007, 03:17 PM

Hi, this post is very informative; however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards,

dusio · 07-20-2007, 05:50 PM

I simply don't care... It's not my business...

01-03-2007, 05:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
Reema Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 120 Reema is learning to walk	What was your reaction after you saw the execution of Sadam? For me.. I was supposedto be celebrating that day because it was Eid..but when I saw the execution..I felt sad..angry..and confused. I was sad to see a human being hanged... angry because he was hanged on a day that Muslims were celebrating.. and confused..well...the US is there in Iraq to teach the Iraqi people about freedom , democracy,and the American values,etc..isn't it? ..but hanging a man like that and showing it to the world(even kids saw that) ..made me think..is that freedom?is that democracy?..maybe I should educate myself more about the US definitions of these two words. By saying this I never justify what Sadam did..but it was the first time I saw someone hanged..and I wish I didn't.
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01-03-2007, 06:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
fuadcarrim Brand New Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1 fuadcarrim is an unknown character at this point	Saddam's Exit Unfortunate If implication were enough to prove some one guilty of his crimes.......then many would have been executed before their time. After he was defeated by Alexander, in a famous meeting with Porus - Alexander reportedly asked him, "how he should treat him". Porus gallantly replied, "the way one king treats another". Clearly his army might be shattered but the spirit still remained. Well in recent times , people have forgotten how to conduct themselves........truly unfortunate. Whatever happened to "Innocent until proven guilty" ??? Alas "Audentes Fortuna Juvat"
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01-05-2007, 09:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
sflor International Forum Fan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Al-Shark Posts: 890 sflor has a spectacular aura about	Hi all! I just asked myself if a man has the right to punish and kill another man. I´m not defending Sadam or his horrible acts commited in the past, because he did the same thing by killing innocent people. He should be punished for his crimes, that´s for sure, but wouldn´t it be more reasonable if he was condemned to life sentence? It would be a kind of procrastinating and slow "death" for him. What will be the benefits of hanging Sadam? Was his punishement a kind of "an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth"? These were just some questions that came up to my mind when I watched on the tv Sadam´s execution... See you, sflor __________________ From small beginnings come great things.
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01-05-2007, 10:56 PM	#4 (permalink)
felipealonso International Forum Fan Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Chile Posts: 398 felipealonso is just really nice felipealonso is just really nice	I'm not in favour of death penalty, no matter how bad could a person has been. In the case of Saddam, he was a genocide, that's for sure. He killed thousands of his compatriots, and he was a cruel dictator, but the trial he had to stand for, was a mere joke, pure rubbish, orchestrated by US. And what has happened after the "Liberation of Iraq"? Do the Iraqui people feel glad and happy because of the "US help and support"? I bet they don't feel that way... And to answer those Reema's questions, the US definition for Democracy and Freedom are: Democracy: It is said from every country that leads a regime like us, and Exactly the way that WE want it, whatever that leads to... Freedom: Liberty of the person, country or population from all that WE consider potentially dangerous for OUR commercial and political interests... As a latin writer said: USA... the country where Freedom is a statue (Estados unidos, el país en donde la libertad es una estatua, Eduardo Galeano) __________________ *"Soy lo que hago para descubrir lo que soy"* *"Je suis ce que je fais pour découvrir ce que je suis"*
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01-07-2007, 04:31 PM	#5 (permalink)
Reema Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Saudi Arabia Posts: 120 Reema is learning to walk	Thank you all for sharing this with me
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07-20-2007, 03:17 PM	#6 (permalink)
sharrychrist Brand New Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 sharrychrist is an unknown character at this point	Hi, this post is very informative; however I would like some specific information. If someone can help me then please send me a private message. Best Regards, __________________ Pakistan Property UK Dropshippers France Wholesalers UK Wholesalers
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07-20-2007, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
dusio Only death is certain... Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: I live in Poland Posts: 847 dusio is learning to walk	Nothing at all... I simply don't care... It's not my business...
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