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The grudge was for trying to assassinate his father. IIRC, one of the soldiers attending Saddam's hanging at Camp Justice got a call on his cell phone moments
by onlypassingthru 8d ago
The grudge was for trying to assassinate his father. IIRC, one of the soldiers attending Saddam's hanging at Camp Justice got a call on his cell phone moments before the execution and gave the phone to Saddam. Who do you think was on the line?
- dh2022 8d agoWould you mind sharing some sources re: Saddam answering a call moments before being hanged? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence…
- snypher 8d agoProbably didn't happen. Here's some material detailing that day; https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/589198 https://www.dawn.com/news/amp/589198
- onlypassingthru 8d agoThere's at least one cell phone video from the execution.[0] This video was offensive to the US administration for many reasons, so any immediate reporting of it and other unsavory behavior at the hanging was quickly squashed in the US media. But again, IIRC from 20 years ago, the videographer wasn't the only one using a cell phone at the event. [0]https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/world/middleeast/01sunnis.html https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/01/world/middleeast/01sunnis...
- dh2022 8d agoThe article you linked doesn’t mention that Saddam answered a call right before his execution… which is what you implied earlier
- onlypassingthru 8d agoDoes the execution video show anybody holding a phone up to Saddam?
- dh2022 8d agoYou moved the burden of proof from you to me. This looks like a disinformation tactic.