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Report: Saddam's body returned to Tikrit for Sunday burial
Dec 31, 2006, 0:11 GMT
Baghdad - The remains of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein were returned late Saturday to his home town of Tikrit, hours after he was hanged for crimes committed by Saddam's regime.
After the early Saturday hanging, ordered by an Iraqi court after his conviction for ordering a massacre in the Shiite town of Dujail, Saddam's remains were returned to Tikrit by US forces, British broadcaster BBC reported.
Saddam's burial was expected to take place Sunday in his native village in the Tikrit area, the Arab-language broadcaster al-Arabiya reported.
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You want to talk about Gods? What kind of a God wants killing and destruction? Isnt the purpose of having and following a God for peace and love?
Really... pray all you want and pretend your doing your Gods work when you kill someone or cause harm to someone, your still a murderer and should be punished!
God or no God..... people should have to accept punishment for their actions.
Especially Muslims!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Imam Ali(the follower of Muhammed)Dec 31st, 2006 - 02:44:01
A muslim is hanged and the other muslims are happy!What a sad event according to the words of prophet Muhammed this would happen. The death of Saddam shows how torn and apart are all the muslims!Shame on modern Islam!Shame on today's super brutal powers!It's the time for muslims to unite and stand against the brutal rule of the western and pro_american regimes!Shia wants power!Sunni wants power!two brothers are cutting eachother ! I as the leader of islam declare Saddam Hussein as the hero of islam. The death of hussein is actually the death of humanity!Oh God terroist America and pro_americans show hanging of former leader on the T.V. They have offended all the rightful muslims of this world but muslims deserve worse than this!As there are many celebrating the death of Islam(the Saddam).I hope the charges against Bush the terror and Tony Blair and Iraqi Shia dominated government!Allah may rise the saviour who may save Islam! Saddam you live in every sunni muslim's heart!Saddam you are a martyr! Saddam we will revenge your death! Saddam you the the hero!Saddam you are the idol of many muslims like me !Oh God the cruel world 69 year old man ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh oh the humanity ahhhhhhhhhhhh oh you could exile him ...... His eyes have given us a message that is never bow your head to cruelty! May Allah rest his soul in peace!
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