Reactions to Saddam’s execution in the Iraqi blogosphere
Wednesday, January 3rd, 2007Sami - Iraqi Thoughts:
I am still shocked even after watching hours of TV. Its funny how as I grew up this was the man I hated most in my life and have always wanted him killed but for some reason the feelings of joy were not what I expected. There are many reasons for that but I think mainly the fact that this ended up being an Al Dawa political party fight versus Saddam is what saddens me. Al Dawa where the political party involved in Dujail, the first case Saddam was tried on was Dujail (in my eyes a big mistake) but that was on the orders of former Iraqi PM Ibrahim Al-Ja’afari who comes from the Al Dawa party. Coincidentally the warrant was signed by Al-Maliki again from the Al Dawa party and finally exclusive footage of Saddam’s dead corpse was shown on Al Dawa’s TV channel Baladi. I just wish that he could have faced all the charges against him, but I am no politician and maybe they couldn’t wait any longer. Finally I don’t think the situation will change in Iraq much because the people who hate Saddam or love him are all still going to have the same deep hatred and divisons towards each other. Unity isn’t about being the same but about accepting each other’s differences and the way Iraqis act that does not look like happening any time soon.