FULL Video of Saddam’s Execution: Very Disturbing Yet Revealing

The full video of Saddam’s execution was NOT pleasant. It was very freaky and my reaction to it was very different from the reaction I got watching the other video on TV. I was disturbed. The execution seemed like no act of justice at all. It was so unprofessional and it seemed like an act of pure revenge. The cheers of the crowd, especially the cheers of the pro-Sardists are revealing. Why the hell were they there??!! It’s as if Sadr’s supporters have infiltrated every single place in Iraq. That’s defintely NOT good. What was freakier is the fact that I saw a little bit of me in those who cheered as Saddam dropped to his death. A few days ago when I watched the news of Saddam’s execution, I was super happy, excited and in a state of disbelief. Little did I realize until now that the excitement I felt was in a way me getting a sweet taste of revenge. I don’t want to be that guy. I don’t want to be those people who cheered happily in the spirit of revenge as Saddam was hung.

The defiant dictator… defiant until death is now gone and he got was deserved. Never mind the fact that the execution was disturbing. When I watched it, this verse from the Quran (3:26) also came to mind:

O Allah! Lord of Power (And Rule), Thou givest power to whom Thou pleasest, and Thou strippest off power from whom Thou pleasest: Thou enduest with honour whom Thou pleasest, and Thou bringest low whom Thou pleasest: In Thy hand is all good. Verily, over all things Thou hast power.

So long Saddam. The Lord will judge you now. As for Iraq, Lord have mercy!