Via CNN: “Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is dead — executed by hanging for killings committed during a brutal crackdown nearly 25 years ago –- Iraqi TV stations report.”
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NOTE: CNN — which cooperated with Saddam’s government to downplay the crimes against humanity going on in Iraq, ran this “obit” photo:
Geeze.
But then, CNN is an international news organization, and God forbid they treat this as anything other than the passing of a world leader.
Now this is more like it:
Via FoxNews, which never had a agreement with Saddam.
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Holy Hell! That was a fast post….That was like 10 minutes ago. Yahoo news doesn’t even have it up yet.
Come on admit it…you’re watching Fox News!
Beat CBS news to it also. Just broke in with a special report at 21:18.
Boy oh boy… can’t wait for the new violence as a result of this one… thanks George & Iraq for making sure it was done before we started moving troops out in, say, 2 years and 1 month…
CNN would make a pact with the Devil himself, let alone Sadam.
Unless, the Devil was a Bush supporter that is. 
… which, of course, Satan certainly IS…
god forbid a news outlet actually be unbiased. I know if the world of citizen journalists that’s the worst thing you can do, but I applaud CNN for reporting the news without spin.