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The genocide which exterminated thousands of Kurds during a poison gas attack on the Kurdish village of Halabja in 1988. |
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The invasion of Kuwait in 1990. |
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The suppression of a Shia uprising in the south of Iraq during 1991. 1 |
These incidents were to be considered during a second trial. However, that trial will never take place.
The execution was held on the morning of Eid-Ul-Adha (a.k.a. the Feast of Sacrifice, or the Day of Sacrifice). This is a world-wide celebration that is observed after the Hajj -- the annual pilgrimage by Muslims to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia.
Executing him during the Feast of Sacrifice in Iraq is analogous to implementing an execution order on Christmas in a predominately Christian country.
World reaction to the execution:
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President Bush said that the execution was "a milestone on the road to Iraqi democracy." |
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It appears that as of 2007-JAN-06, no Canadian politician has commented on the execution. |
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Tarek Fatah of the Muslim Canadian Congress wrote: "... | 3
Conspiracy theories:
Tarek Fatah noted that Saddam was executed after having been found guilty of
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References and footnotes:
The following information sources were used to prepare and update the above essay. The hyperlinks are not necessarily still active today.
- Rory Carroll, "Saddam Trial to Open with Village Massacre," The Guardian, 2005-JUN-07, at: http://www.globalpolicy.org/
- Tarek Fatah, "Why the rush to execute Saddam?" Toronto Star, 2007-JAN-03, at: http://www.thestar.com/
- "World reaction to Hussein's death mixed," CBC News, 2006-DEC-30, at: http://www.cbc.ca/
- Harry Liberman, "Shiites will find more opportunities for revenge," Toronto Star, 2007-JAN-04, at: http://www.thestar.com/
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