Needless to say, In principle I am absolutely against all kinds of death penalties as I believe it is a criminal way of dealing with crimes and that “the end doesn’t justify the means” Ever.
I also think that it is inhumane to show executions on TVs and that such an act is just too inconsiderate for human right; if not the human who is being executed then the other millions who watch television.
However, if I was to declare a “Holy War” against the death penalty and make it my cause I would never -not for a single moment- consider Saddam Hussein to be my case for the defense.
According to official figures more than 40 people were executed in Jordan since 2000. At least 10 people were put to death last year. If we assume that the most dangerous one of them killed 20 and presumably most of the people who are whining about Saddam generally support the death penalty either for religious reasons or for “logical” ones. Then it would seem “logic” enough to execute who was responsible of killing thousands in cold blood.
Putting all of this aside, it just amazes me how suddenly Saddam has become a “martyr” and “the hero of the nation”. Maybe “amaze” is not accurately the right word as a lot of people declared seeing Saddam’s face on the moon in 1990. But it is actually interesting how Arab Nationalists and their “brotherhood” friends (and I still don’t get this weird friendship) keep on amazing us by their double standards.
What’s ironic as well is how a lot of people become really creative when it comes to giving reasons for their objections against this execution in particular;
“…did they have to execute him on the day of the Eid!?”
“This is humiliating! They shouldn’t have hung him. He’s a military man he should have been shot to death instead”
..etc.
I’m not judging the man, no one has that right to take away other people’s life, I’m just asking ourselves to get real.
“Pity the nation that acclaims the bull as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful”.
“ويل لأمة تحسب المستبد بطلاً, وترى الفاتح المذل رحيماً”.
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“Pity the nation that acclaims the bull as hero, and that deems the glittering conqueror bountiful”.
“ويل لأمة تحسب المستبد بطلاً, وترى الفاتح المذل رحيماً”.
that’s the best thing in your post ever, btw.. my link is moeys.net not moey.net
and you’re missed man..
Comment by Moey January 6, 2007 @ 12:37 amI’ll take that comment as a complement ;D
man u should read “the prophet” and “the garden of the prophet” where I took this quote from…Gibran was a genius…in everything he wrote u could feel he’s talking about these days
Comment by Fadi January 6, 2007 @ 3:12 pmam not sure how to emphasize my thoughts in one comment, as they’re too many, specifically about the Saddam issue. but here’s one thing; Shietes (shee3a) loathed him for he murdered most of them, only because of their ugly actions, Sunneh people loathe Shietes and vice versa, it’s not about Saddam.. it’s about Sunneh, Shietes and revenge.. know what i mean ?
take hitler for example, we love him but Europeans or (jews ma 3ada Borat) hate him.. lol
keep it up dude, me loves reading your mind =D
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Comment by Earth Child ® January 6, 2007 @ 3:35 pmSaddam is a criminal, no doubt about it…and anyone saying anything else is fooling him/herself…a man who killed his people with cold blood must have a punishment..but not by killing him because we are not allowed to take anothers lifes..only God can… it was published in ALGHAD newspaper an article with a title: Saddam a Dictator, America made him and then destroyed him…
Comment by Anonymous January 6, 2007 @ 10:27 pmi say yes..but what can we do?!!!
Beautiful thoughts! So much populism goes on… it started like that, with terminology borrowed from the “golden index” of promises- democracy, humanism… and so on and so forth.in reality it proved to be the butcher’s yard. anyway, while implementing their noble task, they forgot that in humanism and democracy, one treats in the same way even the enemies of humanism and democracy. Some day it will feel like a carnival festival, when we put the masks aside.
Comment by Vas January 8, 2007 @ 5:47 amAn I too late to middle my self into this discusion?
Comment by antiZionist April 1, 2007 @ 5:47 amno u’r not
Comment by Fadi April 2, 2007 @ 1:33 pmGreat site, I look forward to visiting again.
regarding Saddam, The world , especially America needs to comes to terms with the fact they invaded Iraq and killed it’s leader and now has left it a mess.
It is the will of the people that should decide the fate of a nation and what the future will be.
The United States should be at fault and their President and Associates need to be placed under arrest.
Comment by DannyD August 7, 2007 @ 12:45 am