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Saddam Died Beautiful A Special Eulogy By Gary Brecher ( [email protected] ) FRESNO -- A lot of office boys like to talk about "old school." I'll tell you who was old school: Saddam Hussein. Saddam died beautiful. It's the truth and you know it. Fact is, the longer we stay in Iraq the better Saddam looks. He never had a tenth of our money or weaponry but he did what we can't: kept that bag of snakes in order. ... Saddam told the ski-mask monkeys they weren't real men. And he had the right to say that too. Call him what you want, but Saddam was a man, a real man. One of the last. To me, watching that execution was like watching Planet of the Apes: a bunch of de-evolved primates killing the last man. Saddam looked like the 20th century in that overcoat and hat. He'd lost weight in prison. Never flinched, not once. You try that: going to the gallows with your blood enemies screaming insults at you. See if you can hold your bladder, never mind answer back as fast and calm as he did. ... Sure, Saddam was a killer. Don't you get it by now? In a place like Iraq, killing is how you run things. Sure, Saddam boosted his clan, his people; you think Sadr's goons are going to be any less vicious about boosting their tribe? They're not off to a very good start, promoting interfaith cooperation by torturing Sunnis to death and stacking their stinking corpses in old trucks dropped off at the nearest bus stop. ...

Saddam Died Beautiful

Beautifully*?

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dude, whats with all the propaganda?

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Saddam died beautiful. It's the truth and you know it.

LOL. What?!?!

Seriously man, I know the shit has truly hit the fan in Iraq right now and * sigh * it was actually better under Saddam, hate saying that. But they (Iraqis) deserve much better than that or the current choas over there. This relativism where Saddam is being made some type of hero is a bit disgusting to be honest. The man was a cold blooded killer, nothing noble about him whatsoever. He was a gangster from his youth and he only got worse with age. Granted that his excecution took place in a rather distasteful and undignified fashion. But keep in mind he was probably alot worse to the countless Iraqi dissidents and disenters he personaly excecuted. I'm not saying two wrongs make a right, but he's certainly no hero. "You reap what you sow."

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"First they came for the communists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a communist;
Then they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a socialist;
Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— because I was not a trade unionist;
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— because I was not a Jew;
Then they came for me— and there was no one left to speak out for me." -Martin Niemöller

have you read some of this guy's other sh*t. he comes across as a racist smart-ass know it all that hates everybody.

rather entertaining.

There is a good point made there. Violence has been a part of Iraq ever since the fall of the persian empire. Even more so in the 20th century. From the grand mufti's rebellion against the british to the reign of saddam, has been marked by bloodshed.

Saddam was egotistical. That doesn't make him any more of a man than anyone else. That explains his actions. Violence seems to be the universal language of the middle east.

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Originally posted by Q5echo dude, whats with all the propaganda?

i loled at this question.

then i cried.

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Originally posted by Q5echo have you read some of this guy's other sh*t. he comes across as a racist smart-ass know it all that hates everybody. rather entertaining.

I believe we should only listen to what FOX news tells, right?

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Originally posted by star-traveller I believe we should only listen to what FOX news tells, right?

Obviously not. Fox news is extreme. But why listen to the other extreme end of the spectrum.

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Originally posted by star-traveller I believe we should only listen to what FOX news tells, right?

maybe there is a language barrier between you and i. i just said he comes across as a smartass who doesn't like anyone...and he's kinda racist.

it's mild sophistry, but unlike John Stewart, he's serious.

read his other stuff.

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Brecher analyzes military strategy, tactics, and contexts of ongoing and past conflicts. While Brecher lacks military experience or formal training in war, he has credited himself as self-educated out of a personal, life-long obsession with warfare. He has also described himself as fat slob who spends approximately 8 hours a day on the internet searching for war news. Brecher describes himself as a "war nerd".

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Brecher

Oh good greif...
Gee, we should really take this one seriously.

"He kept that bag of snakes in order"

Yeah with fear, torture, and an iron hand.

Something us and our Iraqi allies aren't
willing to stoop down to...

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