UN chief urges Iraq to suspend executions

That is rich, just a few days ago he friking agreed with the execution, better make up your mind buddy.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday "strongly" urged the Iraqi government to suspend imminent executions amid an international outcry over the bungled hanging of Saddam Hussein a week ago. Iraq's embattled prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, meanwhile, threatened to "review" relations with countries that criticized Saddam's execution and announced a new security crackdown in the chaos-wracked country. In a statement released by the United Nations, Ban "strongly urged the Government of Iraq to grant a stay of execution to those whose death sentences may be carried out in the near future."...

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