"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 12/30/2006 11:22 AM, Rick wrote:
"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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On 12/30/2006 9:00 AM, Jim wrote:
Confirmed
Ahh, capital punishment. Well, the Iraqis have learned something useful
from us, eh?


Judging by the number of Iraqis that have been executed before the US
ever got there I think the Iraqis' are experts in capital punishment.

I would have like them to write into their constitution - no capital
punishment but that was to much to hope for.





One of the news channels said Saddam was responsible for the deaths of
100,000 of his countrymen. I don't know if that is approximately correct.

I don't think that number is even remotely close. In the al-Anfal operation
alone, he killed in excess of 100,000 Kurds.

I'd bet the number is closer to a quarter to a half million...and that
doesn't even count the number of Iraqis who died because he launched a war
against Iran, launched a war against Kuwait, and violated UN sanctions
(leading to a third war).