Saddam’s execution upheld

Read more about it here. Click here to read why I think this is theologically misguided and ought to be opposed by the church.

UPDATE: Execution will take place within the next 30 days following the rejection of his appeal. Moreover, according to this BBC article,

[F]ormer US Attorney General Ramsey Clark was ejected from the courtroom before sentencing after handing the judge a note in which he called the trial a "travesty".

Saddam Hussein's defence team has also accused the Iraqi government of interfering in the proceedings - a complaint backed by US group Human Rights Watch.

India urged clemency - expressing concern over any delay to the restoration of peace in Iraq. The EU has also called on Iraq not to carry out the death sentence.

Hmm ... where is the voice of the church? Where has the voice of the church been throughout the entire US involvement in the affairs of the Middle East, besides chanting “Go Bush!”?

Here are the verdicts thus far:

Saddam Hussein, former Iraqi president: found guilty and sentenced to death

Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Saddam Hussein's half-brother: found guilty and sentenced to death

Awad Hamed al-Bandar, Chief Judge of Revolutionary Court: found guilty and sentenced to death

Taha Yasin Ramadan, former Iraqi vice-president: found guilty and sentenced to life in jail

Abdullah Kadhem Ruaid Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jail

Abdullah Rawed Mizher, Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jail

Ali Daeem Ali, Senior Baath official: found guilty and sentenced to 15 years in jail

Mohammed Azawi Ali, Baath official: acquitted