Saddam Found Guilty

Saddam Hussein has been found guilty by the Iraqi court where he has been on trial for the 1982 killings in Dujail.

Saddam Hussein was convicted and sentenced Sunday to hang for crimes against humanity in the 1982 killings of 148 people in a single Shiite town, as the ousted leader, trembling and defiant, shouted “God is great!”

As he, his half brother and another senior official in his regime were convicted and sentenced to death by the Iraqi High Tribunal, Saddam yelled out, “Long live the people and death to their enemies. Long live the glorious nation, and death to its enemies!”

The conviction triggers an automatic appeal to a nine judge panel. They do not have a time limit on reaching their finding, but, “A court official told The Associated Press that the appeals process was likely to take three to four weeks once the formal paperwork was submitted.”

If the conviction is upheld, the hangings will take place within thirty days.

Blogospheric reactions:

Blue Crab Boulevard — “Unlike many of his victims, Saddam Hussein received a trial under the laws of Iraq and has been convicted and sentenced to be hanged.”
Don’t Go Into The Light — “A major milestone in Iraqi history is reached as its most barbaric and murderous leader receives justice – Saddam Hussein has been sentenced to hang by the neck until dead for his crimes against humanity. He deserves worse, IMO.”
Stop The ACLU — “I’m sure the left will question the timing. Meanwhile the demons are sharpening their pitchforks and preparing a special hot spot in hell for this evil former dictator.”
Hot Air — “Dujail’s the tip of the iceberg, one notorious incident for which they had good evidence. The crimes against the Kurds have yet to be punished. But there’s small satisfaction, at least, in some of them having gotten to face the bastard down in court.”
Patterico’s Pontifications — “The Saddam Hussein verdict is about to come down, so it’s naturally time for the L.A. Times to cast doubt on the legitimacy of the court that tried him.”
Ankle Biting Pundits — “When you vote on Tuesday, try to remember that Saddam Hussein would not be on trial for war crimes if we had listened to the Democrats.”
Iowa Voice — “I’ll be honest, I think he’s getting what he deserves. But I have no idea what’s going to happen in Iraq because of this verdict. Could be that all hell breaks loose, or it could be that nothing much happens. I simply don’t know. But we should know rather soon, I would think.”
Jo’s Cafe — “A monster has been judged … now lets hope that the Iraq government has more backbone than ours and hangs this monster in front of the whole country.”
Pajamas Media — Livebloged with tons of links.
Leaning Straight Up — “Somewhere lost in the partisan bickering we lost sight of the reality of who and what he was.

He was a monster. He murdered people in his own country by the thousands, defied the world with his ambitions of domination and had no secret of his desire to see America burn. He financed terrorists worldwide, and harbored some within his own country.”

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