AP has posted this story (The shortest I’ve ever seen):
An Iraqi judge says Saddam Hussein will be executed by Saturday at the latest.
That’s the entire article. Of course speculation has been intense in the short time since the verdict was upheld. I’m sure there will be more soon. Stay tuned.
Fast UPDATE: This is the big news in very quick follow up story:
Saddam Hussein has been transferred from U.S. custody, his lawyers said, and an Iraqi judge authorized to attend the former dictator’s hanging said he would be executed no later than Saturday.
The physical hand-over of Saddam to Iraqi authorities was believed to be one of the last steps before he was to be hanged, although the lawyers’ statement did not specifically say Saddam was in Iraqi hands.
“A few minutes ago we received correspondence from the Americans saying that President Saddam Hussein is no longer under the control of U.S. forces,” according to the statement faxed to The Associated Press.
More as I find it.
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