Saddam Hussein execution 30/12/2006 (VIDEO)

UPDATE: 12/31/06 - Execution (Hanging) of Saddam Hussein FULL VERSION (VIDEO) - Iraqi cell phone video of the hanging execution of Saddam Hussein, FULL VERSION STREAMING VIDEO 2 min 36 sec - Dec 31, 2006

WARNING CONTAINS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE: Saddam Hussein execution 30/12/2006 (VIDEO) (Editor's note, set audio level right of main control)

Full Streaming video on Saddam Hussein execution in Baghdad on 30/12/2006. 1 min - Dec 30, 2006

(Editor's note, somewhat longer grittier version)

The Execution of Saddam Hussein. 1 min 34 sec - Dec 30, 2006, His last moments, Saddam Hussain The Former President of Iraq. آخر لحظات الرئيس العراقي السابق صدام حسين وإعدامه


First images of Saddam Hussein dead, on Beladi TV. 1:32 min - Dec 30, 2006

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President Bush's Statement on Execution of Saddam Hussein

Today, Saddam Hussein was executed after receiving a fair trial -- the kind of justice he denied the victims of his brutal regime.

Fair trials were unimaginable under Saddam Hussein's tyrannical rule. It is a testament to the Iraqi people's resolve to move forward after decades of oppression that, despite his terrible crimes against his own people, Saddam Hussein received a fair trial. This would not have been possible without the Iraqi people's determination to create a society governed by the rule of law.

Saddam Hussein's execution comes at the end of a difficult year for the Iraqi people and for our troops. Bringing Saddam Hussein to justice will not end the violence in Iraq, but it is an important milestone on Iraq's course to becoming a democracy that can govern, sustain, and defend itself, and be an ally in the War on Terror.

We are reminded today of how far the Iraqi people have come since the end of Saddam Hussein's rule - and that the progress they have made would not have been possible without the continued service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform.

Many difficult choices and further sacrifices lie ahead. Yet the safety and security of the American people require that we not relent in ensuring that Iraq's young democracy continues to progress.

White House Press Release, Office of the Press Secretary, December 30, 2006, Released on December 29, 2006

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Honoring Gerald R. Ford

UPDATE: 01/02/07 National Cathedral Service - LIVE COVERAGE

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Nearly 4,000 Troops to Take Part In Funeral

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2006 – Almost 4,000 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guard members are gearing up to support the national farewell to former President Gerald R. Ford that will span a seven-day period with events in California, Maryland, the nation’s capital and Michigan.

“This is DoD’s way of showing respect and honor to a former commander in chief and president, so it’s very important to us,” said Army Col. Jim Yonts, public affairs officer for the Military District of Washington. FULL Story

Military Tradition To Be Evident in Funeral

WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 2006 – Military tradition will be evident throughout the events associated with the Dec. 26 death of former President Gerald R. Ford, as the services join the nation in bidding farewell to their former commander in chief.

Ford’s three-stage state funeral will begin tomorrow with the former president’s remains lying in repose at St. Margaret’s Episcopal Church in Palm Desert, Calif. He will then be honored in the nation’s capital, and finally in his home state of Michigan, where he will be buried. FULL Story

Rumsfeld Remembers Ford As Patriot Who Restored Confidence

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2006 – Former Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld remembered the late President Gerald R. Ford as a patriot who led the United States through difficult days and helped restore confidence in its government. “President Ford was a man of great decency and towering integrity,” Rumsfeld said in a written statement released today. FULL Story

Ford Helped U.S. Recover from Watergate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27, 2006 – Americans will remember former President Gerald R. Ford as a man with the courage to heal a nation. Ford, who died at his California home last night at age 93, assumed the presidency at a grim time in American history. FULL Story

Related Links

• Funeral Sequence of Events
• Presidential Library and Museum
• White House Biography

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