Comments on: Iraqi appeals court: Saddam must be put to death within 30 days http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/ Don't dis or dismiss this miss! Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:23:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Leaning Straight Up http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-646014 Leaning Straight Up Fri, 29 Dec 2006 08:01:11 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-646014 <strong>Christmas may come late, But Saddam expected to die this weekend</strong> Hot Air first reported:  Breaking: Iraqi court upholds Saddam’s death sentence Saddam loses death sentence appeal: govt official An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam Hussein should hang for crimes against humani... Christmas may come late, But Saddam expected to die this weekend

Hot Air first reported:  Breaking: Iraqi court upholds Saddam’s death sentence
Saddam loses death sentence appeal: govt official
An Iraqi appeals court on Tuesday upheld a ruling that Saddam Hussein should hang for crimes against humani…

]]> By: benning http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-645505 benning Thu, 28 Dec 2006 19:32:32 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-645505 Photographs yes, television no. 30 days? Zounds! Do it! Photographs yes, television no. 30 days? Zounds! Do it!

]]> By: Lorica http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-645406 Lorica Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:11:05 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-645406 I remember those times too. I also remember the crowds of people being run over by the limo that carried Khomeni. Estimates I have read said he killed close to 3000 people a week in his 1st year for disagreeing with him. He had women killed for wearing jeans in public. They had roving bands of people who "enforced" Shari law by force. He took a modern country and set it back to the 7th century. Also if we are comparing then why didn't Jimmy attack Iran after Khomeni took it over?? It was then considered and enemy state, and had declared war on us?? Talk about bumbling failure Carter's Security Advisor told him that this was basically a fad. That no country would want to be ruled by 7th century edicts for long. Well, that was almost 30 years ago, and Carter is still to blame for all of it, and this will always be apart of his legacy. - Lorica I remember those times too. I also remember the crowds of people being run over by the limo that carried Khomeni. Estimates I have read said he killed close to 3000 people a week in his 1st year for disagreeing with him. He had women killed for wearing jeans in public. They had roving bands of people who “enforced” Shari law by force. He took a modern country and set it back to the 7th century. Also if we are comparing then why didn’t Jimmy attack Iran after Khomeni took it over?? It was then considered and enemy state, and had declared war on us?? Talk about bumbling failure Carter’s Security Advisor told him that this was basically a fad. That no country would want to be ruled by 7th century edicts for long. Well, that was almost 30 years ago, and Carter is still to blame for all of it, and this will always be apart of his legacy. – Lorica

]]> By: American Vet http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-645356 American Vet Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:54:39 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-645356 Sorry, it should be "don" religous clothing. Sorry, it should be “don” religous clothing.

]]> By: American Vet http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-645345 American Vet Thu, 28 Dec 2006 16:25:20 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-645345 Dana, Thank you for your response to Punditguy. I too, am old enough to remember the Shah but I have done one better, I married an Iranian girl who was born during the Shah's time, lived through the revolution, and left Iran in 1987. My wife and every other Iranian I know (which is many) would love to have the time of the Shah back. The pray for the day this government and its idiot leaders are gone. "The Saddam of his day", wow, Punditguy, are you an Iranian or do you even know any Iranians? Please provide any evidence of crimes committed by the Shah that would compare to the gassing of Iraqi Kurds, the mass killings for which Saddam was just convicted and sentenced to death for, or the invasion and rape of Kuwait. True Savak was brutal at times and should have been reigned in, but look at what happened when the Shah was over thrown. Intellectuals, college professors, and media personalities were executed. Women were forced to done "religous" clothing and if they didn't they were punished (tortured). Basijis roam the street looking for "criminals" and kidnapping them off the street and sometimes their families never saw them again. Could it be that these are the very people Savak was trying to deal with and prevent from taking power? Do you realize that 70% of the Iranian population is under 30 years old? Do you know why? Because the post Shah regime fought an eight year war with Iraq which gutted the middle ages. So now Iran is really old or very young. I could go on all day, but just tell me how the Shah was the Saddam of his time. There is absolutely no similarity. Dana,
Thank you for your response to Punditguy. I too, am old enough to remember the Shah but I have done one better, I married an Iranian girl who was born during the Shah’s time, lived through the revolution, and left Iran in 1987.
My wife and every other Iranian I know (which is many) would love to have the time of the Shah back. The pray for the day this government and its idiot leaders are gone.
“The Saddam of his day”, wow, Punditguy, are you an Iranian or do you even know any Iranians? Please provide any evidence of crimes committed by the Shah that would compare to the gassing of Iraqi Kurds, the mass killings for which Saddam was just convicted and sentenced to death for, or the invasion and rape of Kuwait.
True Savak was brutal at times and should have been reigned in, but look at what happened when the Shah was over thrown. Intellectuals, college professors, and media personalities were executed. Women were forced to done “religous” clothing and if they didn’t they were punished (tortured). Basijis roam the street looking for “criminals” and kidnapping them off the street and sometimes their families never saw them again.
Could it be that these are the very people Savak was trying to deal with and prevent from taking power?
Do you realize that 70% of the Iranian population is under 30 years old? Do you know why? Because the post Shah regime fought an eight year war with Iraq which gutted the middle ages. So now Iran is really old or very young.
I could go on all day, but just tell me how the Shah was the Saddam of his time. There is absolutely no similarity.

]]> By: geezer http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644894 geezer Thu, 28 Dec 2006 03:27:20 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644894 <em>KC vs ST: "Sublime-a in Carolina!" It's personal, it's for real, and this time, it's for keeps!</em> Sis, you can always tell you've hurt someone's feelings when they use the phrase "I don't appreciate..." Kinda like that "you've lost the argument as soon as you mention Hitler" thingy, hmmm? Going back to square one: you're <strong>paying</strong> for the site, someone wants to comment (at no cost to them) but falls afoul of previously posted rules, and now, of course, it's your fault. I sure hope the NEA is working net etiquette into Kindergarten curriculums to nip these fractured feelings moments before they get out of hand. Oh, and let Saddam dangle before 1 Jan 07, and couldn't we have Castro toke his last stogie 'round about the same time? As fast as I'd like to see this execrable year in the ground, I'd kick in a few extra minutes or hours of my own life to extend '06 long enough to make it happen. KC vs ST: “Sublime-a in Carolina!” It’s personal, it’s for real, and this time, it’s for keeps!

Sis, you can always tell you’ve hurt someone’s feelings when they use the phrase “I don’t appreciate…” Kinda like that “you’ve lost the argument as soon as you mention Hitler” thingy, hmmm? Going back to square one: you’re paying for the site, someone wants to comment (at no cost to them) but falls afoul of previously posted rules, and now, of course, it’s your fault. I sure hope the NEA is working net etiquette into Kindergarten curriculums to nip these fractured feelings moments before they get out of hand.

Oh, and let Saddam dangle before 1 Jan 07, and couldn’t we have Castro toke his last stogie ’round about the same time? As fast as I’d like to see this execrable year in the ground, I’d kick in a few extra minutes or hours of my own life to extend ‘06 long enough to make it happen.

]]> By: Dana http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644865 Dana Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:47:06 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644865 Punditguy, <i>I'm</i> old enough to remember Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his SAVAK secret police, but no, he was <i>not</i> the Saddam Hussein of his day. SAVAK weren't exactly a nice crew, but the Shah and his minions didn't kill Iranians by the hundreds of thousands. Punditguy, I’m old enough to remember Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and his SAVAK secret police, but no, he was not the Saddam Hussein of his day. SAVAK weren’t exactly a nice crew, but the Shah and his minions didn’t kill Iranians by the hundreds of thousands.

]]> By: Dana http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644861 Dana Thu, 28 Dec 2006 02:42:54 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644861 KC: Just in case you don't believe what our beautiful blogmistress wrote, my site uses WordPress as well, and it, too has an automatic moderation queue. Several things can trigger it, such as an excessive number of hyperlinks included (and the site administrator can set that number wherever he likes, although the default is three or more), as well as specific words or IP addresses. Comment on my site, and the use of practically any words that have some variation of sex in them, and you get dumped into the moderation queue, not because I'm a prude, but because that what the vast majority of Spam® concerns. Heck, my <i>own</i> comments frequently hit the moderation queue on my site! But you ought to remember that, once she saw your comments, Sis did release them, even though they were critical of her. KC: Just in case you don’t believe what our beautiful blogmistress wrote, my site uses WordPress as well, and it, too has an automatic moderation queue. Several things can trigger it, such as an excessive number of hyperlinks included (and the site administrator can set that number wherever he likes, although the default is three or more), as well as specific words or IP addresses. Comment on my site, and the use of practically any words that have some variation of sex in them, and you get dumped into the moderation queue, not because I’m a prude, but because that what the vast majority of Spam® concerns.

Heck, my own comments frequently hit the moderation queue on my site! But you ought to remember that, once she saw your comments, Sis did release them, even though they were critical of her.

]]> By: Punditguy http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644763 Punditguy Thu, 28 Dec 2006 01:09:06 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644763 I think y'all might be too young to remember the Shah. Yes, he was friendly to America (heck, we helped him set up his secret police and torture faciltiies), but he was the Saddam of his day. Don't blame Carter for pushing out a murderous, tin-plated dictator -- I thought you were all in favor of such things. I think y’all might be too young to remember the Shah. Yes, he was friendly to America (heck, we helped him set up his secret police and torture faciltiies), but he was the Saddam of his day. Don’t blame Carter for pushing out a murderous, tin-plated dictator — I thought you were all in favor of such things.

]]> By: Lorica http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644721 Lorica Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:40:44 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644721 <em>Wonder if his accomplices will get similar sentences: " Reports by the US Senate's committee on banking, housing and urban affairs — which oversees American exports policy — reveal that the US, under the successive administrations of Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr, sold materials including anthrax, VX nerve gas, West Nile fever germs and botulism to Iraq right up until March 1992, as well as germs similar to tuberculosis and pneumonia. Other bacteria sold included brucella melitensis, which damages major organs, and clostridium perfringens, which causes gas gangrene." LINK LINK Comment by KC @ 12/27/2006 - 4:42 pm </em> HAHAHA Funny KC!!! Maybe we should string up Jimmy Carter too for being stupid and allowing an enemy regime to take over Iran. Do you think we would of been looking for an ally in Sadamn, if Iran was still in friendly hands?? Highly unlikely. Matter of fact, I think the whole of the Mid-East was pretty stable prior to that. Israel had kicked everyone's butts and they were getting tired of looking bad in front of God and Everyone. When was the last war 6 years earlier, and the muslims attacked on Yom Kippur?? Thanks for the Peace Jimmy. Yeah keep blaming Reagan for Carter's failed presidency. Thanks for your input, but you need alittle more time to think out the whole situation. Ohhh, since Ronald Reagan is dead, should we unbury him to string him up?? - Lorica Wonder if his accomplices will get similar sentences:

” Reports by the US Senate’s committee on banking, housing and urban affairs — which oversees American exports policy — reveal that the US, under the successive administrations of Ronald Reagan and George Bush Sr, sold materials including anthrax, VX nerve gas, West Nile fever germs and botulism to Iraq right up until March 1992, as well as germs similar to tuberculosis and pneumonia. Other bacteria sold included brucella melitensis, which damages major organs, and clostridium perfringens, which causes gas gangrene.”

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Comment by KC @ 12/27/2006 – 4:42 pm

HAHAHA Funny KC!!! Maybe we should string up Jimmy Carter too for being stupid and allowing an enemy regime to take over Iran. Do you think we would of been looking for an ally in Sadamn, if Iran was still in friendly hands?? Highly unlikely. Matter of fact, I think the whole of the Mid-East was pretty stable prior to that. Israel had kicked everyone’s butts and they were getting tired of looking bad in front of God and Everyone. When was the last war 6 years earlier, and the muslims attacked on Yom Kippur?? Thanks for the Peace Jimmy. Yeah keep blaming Reagan for Carter’s failed presidency. Thanks for your input, but you need alittle more time to think out the whole situation. Ohhh, since Ronald Reagan is dead, should we unbury him to string him up?? – Lorica

]]> By: marcus http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644704 marcus Thu, 28 Dec 2006 00:14:51 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644704 As much as I'd like him to hang a la "In Cold Blood" there is the sweet justice of having more of his crimes brought to light. Clearly if Saddam is offed now the Baathists will shrug off the single conviction. But if the trial regarding the massacre of up to 100,000 Kurds is allowed to reach it's obvious conclusion that Saddam would be less of a martyr. Besides, why the rush to off the turd? The life of confinement has got to be a living let down for him.... As much as I’d like him to hang a la “In Cold Blood”
there is the sweet justice of having more of his crimes brought to light. Clearly if Saddam is offed now the Baathists will shrug off the single conviction. But if the trial regarding the massacre of up to 100,000 Kurds is allowed to reach it’s obvious conclusion that Saddam would be less of a martyr.
Besides, why the rush to off the turd? The life of confinement has got to be a living let down for him….

]]> By: sanity http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644683 sanity Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:59:36 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644683 A complaint that was about as valid as John Kerry's support of the troops. *rolls eyes* Get a grip KC. You will find that ST probably has the most open blog around, only censoring if you swear consistently and/or banning if you are threatening violence or other such bannable offenses. She doesn't play games with comments / commenters, unlike some sites, and your disparaging of ST's integrity is out of line and completely ridiculous. Tip: Next time you have a problem, or think you may have a problem in posting, try emailing her first before posting such idiocy. You will find she responds well to normal commentary very well, meaning, don't act like an ass and you probably will get a better response. I too have had some issues with WP and have emailed ST inquiring if there was a problem or if there might be a problem with my posting and it turned out my comment ended up in a spam folder. These things happen, so before you jump off the deep end and end up embarrassing yourself, try a simple email inquiring if there might be a problem, without the vitriol and venom added to your automatic assumptions of her her supposed "doing you wrong". A complaint that was about as valid as John Kerry’s support of the troops.

*rolls eyes*

Get a grip KC.

You will find that ST probably has the most open blog around, only censoring if you swear consistently and/or banning if you are threatening violence or other such bannable offenses.

She doesn’t play games with comments / commenters, unlike some sites, and your disparaging of ST’s integrity is out of line and completely ridiculous.

Tip: Next time you have a problem, or think you may have a problem in posting, try emailing her first before posting such idiocy. You will find she responds well to normal commentary very well, meaning, don’t act like an ass and you probably will get a better response.

I too have had some issues with WP and have emailed ST inquiring if there was a problem or if there might be a problem with my posting and it turned out my comment ended up in a spam folder.

These things happen, so before you jump off the deep end and end up embarrassing yourself, try a simple email inquiring if there might be a problem, without the vitriol and venom added to your automatic assumptions of her her supposed “doing you wrong”.

]]> By: Jebster http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644679 Jebster Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:51:32 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644679 Too many people who are whining about saddam being put to death forget about his victims...those people he had murdered, tortured, rapped, fed into giant plastic shreaders...sometime feet first for the maximum in terror. Those who defend saddam, in my opinion, are just about as bad as saddam...just as evil. Too many people who are whining about saddam being put to death forget about his victims…those people he had murdered, tortured, rapped, fed into giant plastic shreaders…sometime feet first for the maximum in terror. Those who defend saddam, in my opinion, are just about as bad as saddam…just as evil.

]]> By: Tom TB http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644675 Tom TB Wed, 27 Dec 2006 23:50:23 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644675 Saddam should get a last helicopter ride to the region of Iraq where nerve gasses were dropped on Kurdish families; and pushed out to fall below, the populace notified in advance as to not be injured by his quick landing. Saddam should get a last helicopter ride to the region of Iraq where nerve gasses were dropped on Kurdish families; and pushed out to fall below, the populace notified in advance as to not be injured by his quick landing.

]]> By: Sister Toldjah http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/comment-page-1/#comment-644619 Sister Toldjah Wed, 27 Dec 2006 22:37:05 +0000 http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2006/12/27/iraqi-appeals-court-saddam-must-be-put-to-death-within-30-days/#comment-644619 "I don't appreciate the censorship, Sister." Apparently, you have some reading comprehension probs, KC, so out of the goodness of my heart, I'll help you out. This is what the section just about the comments box states before commenters post here: <blockquote>Comment moderation is in use. Please do not submit your comment twice. If you are new to this site please make sure to read <a href="http://sistertoldjah.com/archives/2005/07/18/welcome-new-st-visitors-2/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>my policy on comments and trackbacks</strong></a> before submitting your comment/trackback.</blockquote> What does #1 in that comment policy state? Let's look: <blockquote>1) Comments and trackbacks: Comments should appear as soon as you post them - unless you are new, a troll, a spammer, or have posted something within your comment that has bumped up against my words filter, which means the comment is held in moderation til I get a chance to release it; in that case it shouldn't take too long before it gets released. Note to newbies: it's generally bad form to insult the blog host right out of the gate. That usually means what you post will be dumped straightaway. Oh, and please don't attempt to post here with the name "anonymous" as your post will not go through - that one is a bit overused, methinks.</blockquote> Wow! Reading can be informative. Who'da thought? "Nice trick though - only allowing the originators of "uncomfortable comments" to see what they posted." Um, that's no "trick" on my part. It's a Word Press feature. Don't believe me? <a href="http://wordpress.org/support/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow"><strong>Ask them</strong></a>. "Cute, if not completely unexpected." LOL - if you're talking about your false assumptions about me, I completely agree. Congrats, though, as a first time commenter who started off on the wrong foot you've already earned a spot in moderation, which means no comment of yours will appear unless I approve it first. And comments like the first one you posted aren't "uncomfortable" - they're actually hilarious, because when someone posts (or attempts to) something like that, I can only imagine the kind of reaction is provokes in regular readers at this blog, and I look fwd to their responses to such comments :) “I don’t appreciate the censorship, Sister.”

Apparently, you have some reading comprehension probs, KC, so out of the goodness of my heart, I’ll help you out. This is what the section just about the comments box states before commenters post here:

Comment moderation is in use. Please do not submit your comment twice. If you are new to this site please make sure to read my policy on comments and trackbacks before submitting your comment/trackback.

What does #1 in that comment policy state? Let’s look:

1) Comments and trackbacks: Comments should appear as soon as you post them – unless you are new, a troll, a spammer, or have posted something within your comment that has bumped up against my words filter, which means the comment is held in moderation til I get a chance to release it; in that case it shouldn’t take too long before it gets released. Note to newbies: it’s generally bad form to insult the blog host right out of the gate. That usually means what you post will be dumped straightaway. Oh, and please don’t attempt to post here with the name “anonymous” as your post will not go through – that one is a bit overused, methinks.

Wow! Reading can be informative. Who’da thought?

“Nice trick though – only allowing the originators of “uncomfortable comments” to see what they posted.”

Um, that’s no “trick” on my part. It’s a Word Press feature. Don’t believe me? Ask them.

“Cute, if not completely unexpected.”

LOL – if you’re talking about your false assumptions about me, I completely agree. Congrats, though, as a first time commenter who started off on the wrong foot you’ve already earned a spot in moderation, which means no comment of yours will appear unless I approve it first. And comments like the first one you posted aren’t “uncomfortable” – they’re actually hilarious, because when someone posts (or attempts to) something like that, I can only imagine the kind of reaction is provokes in regular readers at this blog, and I look fwd to their responses to such comments :)

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