Jesus

Hanging isn't enough. And no, I won't try to post a pic.

Two of Saddam Hussein's aides were hanged before dawn on Monday, the Iraqi government said.

But despite its efforts to avoid the uproar that marred the execution of the former president two weeks ago, news that the noose ripped the head from Saddam's cancer-stricken half-brother as he plunged from the gallows appalled international critics of the process and fuelled fury among Saddam's fellow Sunni Arabs.

Imagine that. People are upset to see a beheading. Perhaps there's hope for us all.

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