Saddam's Execution

Jack is offended. "How can you punish a person for killing someone by killing them?"

My mum says you have to draw a line under something. Execution is a full stop. It is closure.

Deb said she saw those pictures and felt sorry for him.

I don't agree with capital punishment, but this man remained a threat. His crimes were appalling. If anyone deserves to be executed, he did.

But, he was given the opportunity to go out with dignity, dressed as a hostage, with hooded hostage-takers in the background; I can't be the only one to have seen this similarity in the images. His last moments evoked pity, and that could have very dangerous consequences.