Five Years Ago Today

...Samir, a 34 year old Iraqi-American pulled the butcher of Baghdad out of his hole in the ground. Three years and seventeen days later, after a long trail during which the butcher tried every form of trickery and disruption he and his lawyers could think of, the big tough hero was hanged by the neck until dead.

Do you remember this?



Iraqi reporters in the room bursting with emotion, crying, swearing and shouting at the sight of the tyrant being examined for lice. Who said Iraqis were not grateful to be liberated from this tyrant.

Here's an interesting account of his and other Ba'athists' trials.