The Onion

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Botched Hussein-Brother Hanging

The botched hanging of Saddam Hussein's half brother, which resulted in his beheading, has aroused suspicions and inflamed tensions in the Arab world. What do you think?

Old Woman

Amanda Cooper,
Systems Analyst
"Beheading might seem extreme to us, but hey—when in Rome."

Black Man

Stephen McNaughton,
Carpet Installer
"I guess all that sectarian Shiite rhetoric about Sunnis having weak, floppy necks was right."

Young Man

Joshua Tiffer,
Judge
"I would strongly disagree with the term 'botched execution.' It seems to me these guys went the extra mile."

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