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Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency

By Jeralyn, Section War In Iraq
Posted on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 11:38:47 AM EST
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The death penalty is back in force in Iraq.

The Iraqi authorities have hanged 13 people accused of taking part in the insurgency, the first execution of militants since the US-led invasion....The US-led coalition abolished the death penalty in Iraq after the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, but it was re-instated during the handover to Iraqi control in June 2004.

It was reinstated so they could kill Saddam, but they've found other uses for it.

The BBC's Andrew North in Baghdad says that, with more than 14,000 people currently in US coalition detention, it raises the possibility that there could be many more executions.

Background here and here.

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    • Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency | 13 comments (13 topical)
    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#1)
    by aw on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 12:05:38 PM EST
    This is gonna go over real well.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#2)
    by desertswine on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 12:09:59 PM EST
    How can they tell the difference between these executions and all the other executions? There are so many going on that you need a scorecard.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#3)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 12:23:57 PM EST
    See, George was right -- they're becoming just like America. (Sigh)

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#4)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 12:54:05 PM EST
    Yee ha. I guess this was inevitable when you export chaos to a revenge based society. The only difference, I suppose, is that these executions appear to be a little better organized form of revenge than the usual executions that take place on mini-buses or on lines to apply for jobs at police stations. Another proud day for in the long annals of all the good things we have done for the Iraqi people.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#5)
    by Darryl Pearce on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 12:54:22 PM EST
    ...dead folks tell no tales.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#6)
    by Steven Sanderson on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 01:04:34 PM EST
    With democracy left hanging by a thread here in the U.S. Bush has successfully exported the culture of life to Iraq.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#7)
    by john horse on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 02:43:02 PM EST
    desertswine, re:"How can they tell the difference between these executions and all the other executions? There are so many going on that you need a scorecard." Short answer is they don't keep a scorecard on the unofficial executions. According to the Washington Post today (I believe I found this from a link in Kos) the Iraqi government is suppressing the body count on execution style killing of Sunnis.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#8)
    by Al on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 03:30:17 PM EST
    Clearly there is a full-blown civil war in Iraq now. The situation is past the stage where it might have been possible to establish a government acceptable to all. Now Sunnis will bomb Shi'ite holy places, and Shi'ites will hang Sunnis, and so it will go. The responsibility for this state of affairs lies squarely with the Bush administration and their wretched dreams of empire.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#9)
    by Sailor on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 03:33:44 PM EST
    Yeah, funny ain't it:
    Rumsfeld Says Media Exaggerating Iraqi Civilian Deaths[...]"Interestingly, all of the exaggerations seem to be on one side," Rumsfeld said
    But, wait, there's more!
    Official Says Shiite Party Suppressed Body Count [...] In addition to the morgue worker, three sources -- the Health Ministry official, an official with the Interior Ministry and an international official in Baghdad -- involved in tallying or monitoring the mounting deaths also have put the toll at 1,000 or more
    I agree with Rumsfeld on one point; All of the lies do seem to be on one side.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#10)
    by scarshapedstar on Thu Mar 09, 2006 at 05:20:11 PM EST
    But hey, at least Saddam's not doing the executions now. Freedom is on the march!

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#11)
    by john horse on Fri Mar 10, 2006 at 03:48:45 AM EST
    There is one group that does not have to worry about the death penalty in Iraq, Americans. There have been numerous charges of murder against American soldiers and civilians and, to my knowledge, not a single American has been tried in Iraqi courts. Now if this is a legitimate goverment with a functioning court system, why aren't Americans accused of committing crimes against Iraqis being turned over to Iraqi jurisdiction?

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#12)
    by Che's Lounge on Fri Mar 10, 2006 at 10:45:37 AM EST
    JH, Yes I rmember the video of the US soldier shooting an unarmed wounded Iraqi man in Faloojah. I doubt you can find THAT clip anywhere now.

    Re: Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency (none / 0) (#13)
    by Ernesto Del Mundo on Fri Mar 10, 2006 at 11:20:47 AM EST
    "Yes I rmember the video of the US soldier shooting an unarmed wounded Iraqi man in Faloojah." That wasn't a murder, that was an execution. All perfectly legal, you see.

    Iraq Hangs 13 Who Aided Insurgency | 13 comments (13 topical)