mixed reaction over saddam's execution

i posted some of the reactions over saddam's execution, taken from islamonline. thought they might somehow generate our thinking...

Salaam,
This is my personal view, so disregard anything u find offensive which i highly doubt.
I think after so many years of cruel and inhumane dictatorship it was about time Saddams regime collapsed and he was tried against all forms of cruelty to humanity, such as the atrocious act of gasing the kurds in Halabja. Although the Iraqi people were responsible for his execution, i think it was to an extreme extent stirred by the United Nations, the invasion of the coalition forces etc. I wont go any further into that.
The execution Saddam Hussain had served did not bring any form of justification to the mass murders he ordered under his rule of presidency and during the major battle in 1988. Killing him in such an instance will not bring peace amongst the shites and sunnis and neither will it bring back anyones loved ones that were killed during his regime.
Furthermore, if we look deeply into this matter, we do not have a clue about exactly how Saddam was treated during his court trials, infact we do not know what questions were asked or answered. Since his capture, the media has concealed alot of things that the public have not been shown, for example the complete judiciary procedure. We have not heard enough from Saddams side, which was unfair and unjust.
With full honesty i really think Saddam deserved a prison sentence, killing off a cruel wicked man has only made them look the same, pretty much on his level. If death equals death then this world will never see peace, only continuous bloodbaths and the rule of unjust tyrannies. Saddam has just been made 'history', nothing else. I wonder if Milosevic would have been given the death sentence if he had not died? Infact i would like to see Bush also serve the same punishment for all his 'crimes against humanity'. What an ignorant world we live in. The outcome of this is not Peace and Unity amongst the tribes or nations of Iraq. The US have not finished what they have started, we are yet to see alot more bloodshed, until then people should continue praying for democracy which may never exist.
I pray for my brothers and sisters. Allah knows best.


" After all this is the guy who tried to kill my dad" Mr. President comment Posted: Jan 1, 2007 4:25 AM in response to: Roshy


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No. As simple as it could be No: Saddam death is not the answer.
It is not the magic key that turns Iraq from a hell to a paradise.
The issue is bigger than Saddam...
They message Arab and those who stand before their face
So let's wait and watch to where their wise decisions will take the poor people who are under them
It is sufficient here to only write Mr. Presdient's comment right after the execution, he said :" After all , this is the guy who tried to kill my dad"
Many thanks to our wise politicians!!! and we are waiting to see who is the next?!

PRESS RELEASE:
SADDAM’S EXECUTION: INVITATION TO MILITANCY

The execution of Saddam Hussain, former Iraqi President, did not come as a surprise because we have noticed since the advent of America in Iraq that Saddam could not get a fair trial. We recall the incessant harassment of the defence lawyers and the latter’s several complaints. Saddam’s execution was too speedy, too harsh, too barbaric. The whole world could see the remote control button as it was pressed from the White House.

The timing of the execution is embarrassing for Muslims all over the world. We were offered Saddam’s neck for Id Al-Kabir ram. America still does not understand the Muslims and has little respect for them. MURIC is not inclined to blame the puppet regime of Al-Maliki or his kangaroo court.

While we affirm that Saddam was never a keen Islamist and he had no dream of a Pan-Islamica during his reign, he was able to hold Iraq together in spite of that country’s diversifications. We call attention to the hully-bully being witnessed in the city of Baghdad and the topsy-turvy in places like Barquba and Tikrit.

Neither the majority Shiites nor the American invaders have learnt its lesson in Iraq. What Iraq needs is true reconciliation based on genuine spirit of forgiveness on both sides. Saddam’s execution has messed up that chance and Iraq will never be the same again. The Shiite majority status is too slim for them to expect to silence the minority Sunnis. They have failed to do that in the past three years and Saddam’s execution is going to militarize the average moderate Sunni.

Finally, MURIC asserts that by stylishly executing Saddam Hussain, his enemies have inadvertently turned him to a hero who will live forever in the hearts of his admirers throughout the world. Saddam's enemies have turned him into a martyr.


Dr. Is-haq Akintola
DIRECTOR,
Muslim Rights


I have surprisingly mixed emotions ofthe execution,
I am a Christian and am quite young and do not quite understand the ways of the world as i'm sure no one does. I understand that perhaps it would be dangerous to keep this man alive as he was incredibly verocious and dangerous...i do believe that God can forgive someone but it's difficult for us to judge as we do not know the heart or mind of this seemingly cruel hearted man... I've no idea as all i;ve heard is influenced y the media.. I have watched the video and i cried watching it...
I wonder what he was thinking at the time.. i wonder how mixed and incredibly confusing the emotions of his family were... I can't findthe words to describe what i feel about this event. but i do think that it's extremely important that no more people die over this situation...
The world is in such a mess, i wish Christians and Muslims would work together to understand eachother.