Witness: Hussein’s last words mock Shiite cleric – CNN.com
A witness, Iraqi Judge Munir Haddad, said that one of the executioners told Hussein that the former dictator had destroyed Iraq, which sparked an argument that was joined by several government officials in the room.
As a noose was tightened around Hussein’s neck, one of the executioners yelled [...]

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Oh my gosh! Is this what over 2,800 service men and women have died for?
U.S. obeys order to abandon checkpoints – Yahoo! News:
U.S. troops on Tuesday abandoned checkpoints around the Shiite militia stronghold of Sadr City on orders from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the latest in a series of moves by the Iraqi leader to [...]

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