Kowabunga

Off of Spiegel International:

hundreds of Iraqis have inquired about the hangman's job. The adviser, Bassam al-Husseiny, told the US network ABC News that he received about eight to 10 phone calls a day -- and 20 to 30 e-mails -- by Iraqis who wanted to execute Saddam. The candidates came from all three of the country's major religions and from all walks of life, he said -- from high-level government officials to "the tea boy."

Sounds like quite a lot of people are interested in making sure that Hussein and his cohorts that have been sentenced to hang actually do the dance.

Unless there is some change at the executive level of Iraq's government, Hussein, et al., are destined to hang within 30 days, and, as reported, there is a lot of interest in the job of hangman for this event.

Not the job I would want; but then I didn't have to live under his rule. Can't blame the many hundreds of people wanting to pull the lever on this mass murdering dictator.

Of course, the leftist Human Rights Watch International is calling for a stay of execution:

"Imposing the death penalty, which is indefensible in any case, is especially wrong after the unfair proceedings of the Dujail trial."

To the best of my knowledge, there was no unfairness to the trial porceedings.

Baathists have also stated that they will seek revenge if Hussein is executed, and called the government of Iraq a "puppet" of the United States.

Whehter or not the execution of Hussein is the right course for Iraq, or help the fledgling democracy achieve and maintain peace and liberty for Iraqis is unknown. I don't know if it is the right thing to do, however, it is the right of the people of Iraq, and thier elected leader, to determine what is right and what is just.