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[Saddam Hussein]

Originally Posted by DanaC

One of them was sentenced to death in Saddam's Iraq and was in fact in an execution "queue" awaiting death when a last minute repreive was given to him and the rest of the men in his line. ( as a word of explanation, it was the practice for the condemned to queue up and then one by one sign their names, purchase the bullets <of which there were three in case one missed> and then get shot.

Yes, these people have been coming out of the woodwork lately. Many are in the US Army and SF. Can't they take a joke!?

Who says I'm not a nice man. I was merciful to many.


Sure hope someone in charge remembers that after January.