Saddam’s Beria decapitated by noose during hanging
posted at 10:59 am on January 15, 2007 by Allahpundit
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He was the chief of the Iraqi Gestapo. Yesterday they swung him and his head popped right off. To quote an employer/friend of mine: boo freaking hoo.
Khalaf al-Olayan, a leader of the main Sunni bloc in parliament, demanded to see any video taken during the execution. It was not known if the government took an official video, as it did during Saddam’s execution.
“It is impossible for a person to be decapitated during a hanging,” he told Al-Jazeera television. “This shows that they (the government) have mutilated the body and this is a violation of the law.”
“We want to see the video that was taken during the execution of the two men in order for them (government) to prove what they are saying,” he added.
He’ll get his wish. Not only did they shoot video, they’ve already showed it to reporters.
They were both dressed in orange boiler suits.
Executioners in balaclavas placed hoods round both men’s heads, then the noose.
A short while later the footage, which is silent, shows both men fall.
Almost immediately the rope that was round Barzan’s neck flicks upwards, the body dropping below.
The cameraman then shows the pit below and a headless body, bloodied at the neck and what officials say was Barzan’s head still covered by a hood.
It’ll be online soon enough, I’m sure.
Meanwhile, Iraqslogger’s chasing down a rumor which it says has already been confirmed by one U.N. source — namely, that Saddam’s execution was a wedding present from Maliki to one of his children. Far-fetched? Not really.
Mr Maliki added insult to injury by attending a family wedding the same day. After witnessing the dawn hanging, a few hours later Mr Maliki presided as father of the groom at a ceremony in Baghdad.
The Commissar read the news today, oh boy, and declares that the war is over — and the Shiites have won.
Update: From the Hussein family scrapbook: Saddam plots murder with Barzan while budding psychos Uday and Qusay frolic.
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Practice makes perfect…
Eventually the executioners will perfect the art of hanging.
George on January 15, 2007 at 11:01 AM
This reminds me of an old Norm McDonald “Weekend Update” skit on SNL….
World B. Free on January 15, 2007 at 11:03 AM
And, of course, the leftist-utopians will scream how this is all GW Bush’s fault.
locomotivebreath1901 on January 15, 2007 at 11:08 AM
What else is new? *shrugs*
Kokonut on January 15, 2007 at 11:10 AM
Well, Gee; a quick- if gruesome- death. They could shorten the rope and have them die by strangulation instead.
Iraqis tried him, convicted him, and executed him. And unlike the hundreds of thousands these thugs did in, it was via a fair trial and due process of law.
Mike O on January 15, 2007 at 11:13 AM
Decapitation during hanging is not unknown. The weight of the person and length of the rope have to be carefully matched. Too much weight and not enough rope, you get decapitation. Too much rope for the weight and you get slow strangulation.
Matt Helm on January 15, 2007 at 11:15 AM
Sorry, I got my last comment in reverse–not enough coffee in my system. Too much rope could lead to decapitation–it all depends on the weight of the person–in any event, weight and length both have to be taken into account. They have tables where the weight of a person who is about to be hanged is matched with the appropriate length of rope.
Matt Helm on January 15, 2007 at 11:18 AM
Rope too short – slow death by strangulation.
Rope just right – quick death by neck snap.
Rope too long – gruesome death by decapitation.
It ain’t rocket science.
infidel4life on January 15, 2007 at 11:19 AM
On cellphone video you can clearly hear one of the executioners saying, “Did you carry the 21? I TOLD you to carry the 2! Look what you did now!”
Also, there is a German man exclaiming, “Ooh! Schnap!”
I read the headline and immediately thought, Pop! Goes the Weasel!
Mazztek on January 15, 2007 at 11:23 AM
Its not like the Iraqi’s exceled in that endeavor either.
fogw on January 15, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Somebody call the waaaaambulance! I wonder if he considered cruel and unusual punishment with regards to HIS victims?
csdeven on January 15, 2007 at 11:26 AM
Wait a minute…God is just getting even for all those souls that this POS beheaded…I feel more satisfied now.
DoctorDentons on January 15, 2007 at 11:29 AM
Adding insult to injury, they had the Chargers going all the way.
That shot of Saddam in a Speedo is going to haunt me.
JammieWearingFool on January 15, 2007 at 11:30 AM
AP, you sure can be schizophrenic sometimes …this might warrant a caution written by one of us…
shooter on January 15, 2007 at 11:30 AM
The death of these thugs was quick and certailn and that’s more than they afforded the babies and other innocents they gassed.
rplat on January 15, 2007 at 11:33 AM
DO OVERRRRR!!
TugboatPhil on January 15, 2007 at 11:35 AM
No matter how a skunk dies some liberal will weep copious tears at his demise. At least , when the head comes off, there can be no argument about a “slow and painful” death.
MaiDee on January 15, 2007 at 11:37 AM
I vote for long ropes.
infidel on January 15, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Enshallah. The man was known for making a mockery of his trial. He’s the one who showed up in his PJs. Maybe if he took things a little more serious, his executioner would have paid a little more attention to what he was doing.
BohicaTwentyTwo on January 15, 2007 at 11:39 AM
Oh, and AP, that pic is priceless.
BohicaTwentyTwo on January 15, 2007 at 11:40 AM
now THAT is funny.
shooter on January 15, 2007 at 11:42 AM
Unless, of course, the body is that of a GI. Hypocritical bastard.
jman on January 15, 2007 at 11:51 AM
Did his body run around like a chicken? I would pay to see that.
right2bright on January 15, 2007 at 11:53 AM
I understand this is the new era in hanging; one where the vixtim is immediately cut down upon the drop. This could theoretically cut back on the on-the-job back injury index of correctional officers.
I say CSI hits on this subject by next season.
I will say this, though. If all hangings end in rank decaptitations, then this guy will be out of a job.
-T
The Therapist on January 15, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Now, now. Everyone relax. The U.S. Army HAS a hanging manuel that allows one to find that “Goldielocks” rope length.
Not too short; gack
Not too long; yuck
But just right; all nod approvingly
I think we need a special hangman liason office (we’ll call him “Dangling Chad”) to advise the Iraqis on this one. Size matters.
Mojave Mark on January 15, 2007 at 12:11 PM
You’re not supposed to let them fall that far when they hang.
PRCalDude on January 15, 2007 at 12:12 PM
Dangling Chad!!!!!!!
LOLOLOLOL
*deep breath*
LOLOLOLOL
Best. Of. Thread.
*gasp*
/still laughing
RushBaby on January 15, 2007 at 12:29 PM
This is justice, what else could it be? Saddam and his henchman lost their minds decades ago so now goes the head..
ritethinker on January 15, 2007 at 12:48 PM
Who was the executioner? Chris “Mindfreak” angel?
Ropera on January 15, 2007 at 12:50 PM
hahaha
Some guest on Fox is selling a 12″ action figure that looks like Saddam, has a noose around his neck, and is wearing a t-shirt that says “dope on a rope”.
$24.95.
Maybe next week he’ll have one that’s decapitated? I wonder what that t-shirt will say?
csdeven on January 15, 2007 at 1:20 PM
“Ladies, let’s not lose our heads.”
“Lose our heads?!! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!”
Shy Guy on January 15, 2007 at 1:37 PM
Well at least he wasn’ t put feet first into a wood chipper while still alive. Too bad, soooooo sad for him. Pop goes the Weasel!
Catie96706 on January 15, 2007 at 1:37 PM
“Well at least he wasn’ t put feet first into a wood chipper while still alive. Too bad, soooooo sad for him. Pop goes the Weasel!”
One of the reasons that I can’t work up even the slightest “outrage.”
georgej on January 15, 2007 at 1:50 PM
When I read this I remembered watching Greta Van Susteren the night Saddam went to the gallows. She was interviewing one of her regular forensic pathologists (I can’t recall his name) about how hanging works. I remember the doctor mentioning that they have to get the rope right because if the they dont, “…sometimes the head comes off.” (his words).
So, who knows…was it precognition? Just another example of how Iraqis have trouble getting this “civilized execution” thing right? Or did somebody over there see this, or hear about it and say “Hmmmm….wonder what THAT would be like?”
In any event, whichever Iraqi parliamentarian said that decapitation is impossible during a hanging isn’t a fan of “On the Record”.
Blaise on January 15, 2007 at 1:53 PM
I guess the koran doesn’t say anything about giving head..
retired on January 15, 2007 at 1:54 PM
Yes, but it is mathmatics and these guys couldn’t rub an x and + together even if there was a fatwa FOR it.
Dusty on January 15, 2007 at 2:27 PM
…and length too…
I like that Ropera is on this thread :)
Blaise, that would be Dr. Baden, the forensics specialist…
Entelechy on January 15, 2007 at 3:12 PM
Exactly, it is almost comical the outrage when compared to what thousands had to endure.
Imagine, alive and a chipper feet first. And watching your family one by one.
right2bright on January 15, 2007 at 3:37 PM
Are they not the ones that drag bodies through the streets and tear them apart?
right2bright on January 15, 2007 at 4:35 PM
I, for one, don’t give a bleep if the execution isn’t considered humane or dignified. Saddam and his henchmen killed thousands of people with inhumane methods.
In this case, the bastard who lost his head, died in the way he deserved.
Mooseman
Mooseman on January 15, 2007 at 4:54 PM
uh… but he’s dead…right?
freebird on January 15, 2007 at 5:09 PM
Isn’t there some way we could have had all three of these happen at once to the dirtbag?
Lehuster on January 15, 2007 at 6:55 PM
DECAPITATION DURING HANGINGS IS NOT THAT UNCOMMON IN 1901 BLACK JACK KETCHUM HAD A NECKTIE MALFUNCTION WHEN AFTER GAINING CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT DURING HIS IMPRISONMENT, THE PROPER WEIGHT MEASUREMENTS WERE OFF.
bootheel on January 15, 2007 at 6:56 PM
Quite right – except for the inane overcoverage of the execution – that’s what is really obscene since these same media geniuses didn’t care one bit about the real victims of Saddam or his henchmen.
Emmett J. on January 15, 2007 at 9:02 PM
Can the Iraqis do ANYTHING without screwing it up?
Tantor on January 16, 2007 at 12:47 AM
This brought to mind one of the angriest, funniest comic novels which includes some ‘gallows humor’:
“Riotous Assembly” by Tom Sharpe-has anyone else read it?
I know this will sound like wishful thinking to some, but I think we are a lot closer to a self sustaining Iraq than is reported. Iraqis would have to be inept fools to not be ready to stand on their own after all this time. I think strengthening their borders to keep Iran/Syria from sending in destabilizing terrorists would help a lot. If it works there, maybe we’ll try it here also.
Doug on January 16, 2007 at 12:57 AM
Better to lose your head to a rope than a rusty knife. Can I get an AMEN?!?!?!?!
Tim Burton on January 16, 2007 at 1:20 AM
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