This is an old clip we decided to bring back to the main page because of its relevance to Saddam’s trial and the situation in Iraq as a whole. In light of groups in Iraq and the western world celebrating Saddam’s death sentence, I would like to clarify that I do not rejoice in the execution of any human being. Saddam’s death will merely divide Iraq further, with the only benefactors being US Republicans whose numbers have enjoyed a slight bump with this news.

Michael Berg, whose son was beheaded by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, says it best. He talks about how pointless Zarqawi�s death is to him, and how careless it is to make Zarqawi a martyr. Berg�s rational argument is obviously not the emotional reaction this CNN reporter’s trying to pry from him. It is just as easy to imagine Berg saying the same thing about Saddam and his impending death.