Comments on: Was Muqtada al-Sadr one of Saddam’s executioners?

By: Hot Air » Blog Archive » Sunni website “proves” al-Sadr was at Saddam’s execution

Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:51:31 +0000

[...] Predictable and dumb, for reasons I’ve already explained. According to Iraqslogger, it’s a pro-Baathist site known as “Rabita.” I can’t imagine why they’d be keen to put the rope in the hands of the Shiites’ most notorious figurehead. [...]

By: Highrise

Highrise — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 09:53:43 +0000

First of all sadr is more roly poly than the ones in the video..DUH.

Second of all..both sadr and saddam need to die..hopefully sadr will get it soon.

By: One Angry Christian

One Angry Christian — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:41:45 +0000

who cares. Hopefully he’ll be dead before the end of the month anyway.

By: gary

gary — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 15:16:23 +0000

So…, where do I get one of those hats??

By: seejanemom

seejanemom — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 14:10:31 +0000

A sewer rat is a sewer rat…they all look alike…

………Oh.

Was that racist?

Maybe I should offer him some FREE SOUP.

By: there it is

there it is — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 13:52:06 +0000

Mookie would have been there but he had a dentist appointment.

He was getting his tooth cleaned.

By: Viper1

Viper1 — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:08:38 +0000

If that be the case, we need to withdraw our troops to border with Kuwait and initiate this exercise from the begining, obliterating everything that stands in our way and forcing them into submission like every other war that has been fought and won.. that one guy is a little *big boned*

By: Tony737

Tony737 — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 11:05:02 +0000

“revenge talking to” HA! I love your sarcasm, Pablo!

Nah, if Mookie were there, that grainy cell phone footage would have to be from ten feet further back just to fit his fat ass into the picture frame.

And as mentioned above, he’s not goin’ anywhere near our guys, he might’ve been the next man in the noose. Better use a thicker rope though.

By: Pablo

Pablo — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:52:56 +0000

Of course, I’m assuming that we all wanted to see some form of Iraqi national reconciliation, but that may not be the case at all.

I believe it’s the “we” in the sentence that’s the problem. Revenge hangings? You wanted a revenge jailing? How about a revenge spanking or a good revenge talking to.

Dolt.

By: THeDRiFTeR

THeDRiFTeR — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 08:14:08 +0000

Appearing on the Saddam snuff film would have earned him street cred with the Shiites stretching to eternity.

posted at 11:40 pm on January 3, 2007 by Allahpundit

Wasn’t the execution was a good thing. I mean, I thought it was bad judgement, as I said the other day. Better to have banged him up in the Hague for life. Better way to get a democracy started and all that, but was subjected to all sorts from other commenters on this blog, (what else is new?). Is it just now beginning to dawn on some of you people that national reconciliation is not achieved with revenge hangings? Of course, I’m assuming that we all wanted to see some form of Iraqi national reconciliation, but that may not be the case at all.

By: Scot

Scot — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:07:20 +0000

I hate to say it, but at the very beginning you can see that the guy in the brown jacket has a mustache and it looks to be the same thickness as the picture of Sadr on the Hot Air home page. You can also see it right after he puts the scarf around Saddam’s neck. And that mask looks long enough to cover the beard Sadr has in the aforementioned picture.

Having said that, i’d have to agree with the other commentors that Sadr would be too scared of U.S. forces killing him to get anywhere near there.

By: R D

R D — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:18:42 +0000

It isn’t likely al Sadr would put himself in such close proximity to US forces – but didn’t we hear earlier that survivors of victims were allowed to attend? Still – it’s doubtful and the rumor only serves a political purpose for the Saudi’s.

thedecider on January 3, 2007 at 11:46 PM

I have to agree here with you. The US troops were not in the chamber, but the hand over was probably at the door to the chamber. The pussy, al sadr, would not be anywhere around where our troops could snatch him. Even though our “so called” rules of engagement probably wouldn’t let us detain the prick, he is too afraid to get that close to them. Not enough women and children around to protect his worthless ass.

By: Buck Turgidson

Buck Turgidson — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:53:17 +0000

The scene at the execution suggests Sadr is more influential with the Iraqi gov’t than I thought before the execution. Without being there it’s sometimes hard to reconcile the Iraq with the purple fingers with the Iraq that breeds a succession of murderous tyrants like a pez dispenser.

By: labwrs

labwrs — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:23:19 +0000

I think he doesnt want to be anywhere near the US Army BUT he could have been there if the Iraqi Govt gave him permission. I think he actually is a coward. I dont think he has the nerve to attend. Nothing would surpise me but I think it is unlikely.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:16:35 +0000

I’m sure he wishes he could have been there, but doubt he was. Unless he was given the opportunity to be part of this in exchange for his cooperation – yeah right.

By: Bill's Bites

Bill's Bites — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 05:12:44 +0000

Whatever. … Saddam’s still dead….

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By: hillbillyjim

hillbillyjim — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:50:21 +0000

Although Sadr’s participation would not be that surprising, this seems to be much ado about nothing. Indeed, what would he gain by masking himself if he was there?

More misinformation, on top of a sloppy, unprofessional execution, is taking away any potential political value this execution may have had in healing this sadly torn nation.

By: thedecider

thedecider — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 04:46:56 +0000

It isn’t likely al Sadr would put himself in such close proximity to US forces – but didn’t we hear earlier that survivors of victims were allowed to attend? Still – it’s doubtful and the rumor only serves a political purpose for the Saudi’s.