Egyptians outraged by Saddam Hussein's hanging
Deena Douara, Daily Star Egypt
...Most Egyptians who spoke to The Daily Star Egypt reflected the same views as many experts and leaders around the world in expressing anger over the timing, method, and circumstances which led to the execution. Sabah El Gaher, a housewife, was furious when she saw the news broadcasts of Saddam being hanged. "They hung him in Eid like he’s a sheep." The timing is an issue for many Sunnis because it was the first day of their Eid, but not the Shiite Eid, which started Sunday. The hearings were a farce, El Gaher says. "It was an obvious act, not even well disguised." She feels that the March 2003 invasion and the trial since has been about personalities and power rather than justice. They boosted Saddam and "let the Muslims eat into each others power so that Israel would be the only power in the region."...
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...Most Egyptians who spoke to The Daily Star Egypt reflected the same views as many experts and leaders around the world in expressing anger over the timing, method, and circumstances which led to the execution. Sabah El Gaher, a housewife, was furious when she saw the news broadcasts of Saddam being hanged. "They hung him in Eid like he’s a sheep." The timing is an issue for many Sunnis because it was the first day of their Eid, but not the Shiite Eid, which started Sunday. The hearings were a farce, El Gaher says. "It was an obvious act, not even well disguised." She feels that the March 2003 invasion and the trial since has been about personalities and power rather than justice. They boosted Saddam and "let the Muslims eat into each others power so that Israel would be the only power in the region."...
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