BBC: Saddam Hussein taken to hospital

[Eugene]

Last Updated: Sunday, 23 July 2006, 13:51 GMT 14:51 UK

Saddam Hussein taken to hospital

Iraq's former leader Saddam Hussein has been taken to hospital as a result
of a hunger strike, prosecutors at his trial in Baghdad say.

Saddam Hussein is thought to have begun refusing food on 7 July in protest
against the murder of his lawyer.

He and seven co-defendants are on trial charged with crimes against humanity.

"We took him to hospital and he is being currently fed by a tube," chief
prosecutor Jaafar al-Moussawi told the news agency Associated Press.

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Full article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5207874.stm

Also: Hunger-Striking Saddam Is Hospitalized - AP

[qanda]

1. Put a tube in him and keep him alive

We must convict him right before the November election.

[nancyr]

2. let him die

[qanda]

5. That's what I'm saying

If he wants to go, let him.

[Greeby]

3. Hmm, conveniently bumped off before squealing on Bush 1?

:hide:

[mom cat]

10. That's the plan Stan.

[Blue_Tires]

4. how is his "trial" going, anyways?

can we expect to see a verdict in this lifetime?

[Lautremont]

6. Maybe he'll mount a spectacular Hannibal Lecter-type escape.

I'd kind of like to see that, actually, just for the great headlines and the crazy uproar.

[daleo]

7. He will conveniently die

Just like the British weapons expert who supposed killed himself by the tree (sorry, can't recall the name), Cliff Baxter, Ken Lay...

[sueragingroz]

12. Weapons inspector

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19882747-23109,00.html

[daleo]

14. Yes, Dr. David Kelly

The only man in Britain to commit suicide by slashing his wrists laterally, which is apparently quite a feat without help.

[yellerpup]

8. He is likely to either die

or escape.

[Posteritatis]

9. A hunger-striker who actually means it? I'm both shocked *and* awed. (nt)

[Sam Odom]

11. Let him die

No tears from me

[Deja Q]

13. Gee, any one of us who needs to go and we don't get news OR insurance

coverage.

Yet that filthy creep gets not only care, paid for by us, but free news coverage?

Give me strength.

Dead men may tell no tales, but imprisoned animals tend to make loud, frequent squawking noises. Why hasn't Saddist?

[krispos42]

15. Relax, the Culture of Life is on it

I'm sure that Congress reconvene in the middle of the night to pass an emergency bill requiring Saddam get s feeding tube, then Bush with race in from Crawford to sign it.

[Az_lefty]

16. they have to keep him alive in order to execute him?

there's just a little bit too much entertainment in executions these days. Let him die if he wants.