[saddam] the moment has come

If you’re moved to pity by the aging Saddam, never forget the swashbuckling version from the past and his delightful sons.

So the verdict and sentence on Saddam appears to have finally arrived. From the City News report: One of Saddam's lawyers claimed a death sentence for his client would "open the gates of hell" to the thousands of American soldiers stationed in Iraq. The mother of all gates? Sunni Arabs are predicting widespread violence should Saddam be sentenced to death and the majority of Shiites, many who were persecuted under Saddam, will be enraged if he gets off. Nice situation for that sad, divided country.