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Translation of the verbal exchange at Saddam Hussein's execution
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by Dave Ward | January 2, 2007 at 10:24 pm
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BBC News has posted a translation of the taunting and dialog in the last moments of Saddam Hussein's execution:
[Saddam] Oh God.[Voices] May God's blessings be upon Muhammad and his household.
[Voices] And may God hasten their appearance and curse their enemies.
[Voices] Moqtada [Al-Sadr]...Moqtada...Moqtada.
[Saddam] Do you consider this bravery?
[Voice] Long live Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr.
[Voice] To hell.
[Voice] Please do not. The man is being executed. Please no, I beg you to stop.
[Saddam] There is no God but Allah and I testify that Muhammad is the messenger of God. There is no God but Allah and I testify that Muhammad...
At this point the video stops and the sound of the trapdoors opening is heard in the background.
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at 23:50 on January 2nd, 2007
Your story is now on the home page for a period of time, and everywhere else the “good stuff” box shows up.
at 21:25 on January 3rd, 2007
[Voice] Please do not. The man is being executed. Please no, I beg you to stop.
At least someone there had some humanity...
at 06:23 on January 4th, 2007
Churchill: If you are going to kill someone at least you can do it with good manners (or something like that)