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Saddam Hussein - death by hanging...
Saddam Hussein - death by hanging...
Item # 717083
December 30, 2006
DAILY NEWS, New York, Dec. 30, 2006
* Saddam Hussein's execution
* 5th President of Iraq hanging
* Crimes against humanity
A very displayable issue on the death of Saddam Hussein. The two-line, bold heading has: "SADDAM SWINGS", with subheads: "Evil madman dies on gallows in dawn hanging" and "U.S. troops on high alert for reprisals". Pages 4 and 5 have several related articles with corresponding photos.
Complete with all 72 pages, tabloid size, great condition. A great item for display.
AI notes: On December 30, 2006, Saddam Hussein, the former president of Iraq, was executed by hanging after being convicted of crimes against humanity by the Iraqi Special Tribunal. His death sentence stemmed from his role in the 1982 Dujail massacre, where 148 Shiite men and boys were killed in retaliation for a failed assassination attempt against him. Captured by U.S. forces in December 2003 following the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, Saddam was held in custody and tried over the course of a lengthy and controversial legal process. His execution took place just before dawn at an Iraqi military base in Baghdad and was witnessed by government officials, security personnel, and clerics. A leaked cell phone video of the hanging, which showed taunts from guards and chaotic scenes at the gallows, sparked global debate over the manner of his death and the conduct of the executioners. While many Iraqis, particularly in the Shiite and Kurdish communities, viewed the execution as long-overdue justice, others criticized it as politically motivated and feared it would deepen sectarian divisions during an already volatile period in Iraq’s post-invasion history.
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