TagsTagsAnd then we have the other memorable Rick Perry moment from last night's debate, when he boasted that he's "never struggled" with the fact that he holds the record for the most executions presided over by any modern governor: 234. This provoked enthusiastic cheers from the conservative audience, which is unfortunately ...
Debate, Right Wing, Death Penalty, Execution, Texas, Rick Perry
Rick Perry may not have accomplished much in college, but as governor of Texas he can lay claim to one stunning achievement: he's far and away the United States record holder for executions. In his nearly 11 years as chief executive, Perry, now running for the GOP presidential nomination, has ...
Rick Santorum, Fundamentalism, Religious Right, Republican Party, Execution
In Texas, DNA testing has revealed that the key evidence against a man convicted of murder and put to death by then-Gov. George W. Bush was wrong. Claude Jones always claimed that he wasn’t the man who walked into an East Texas liquor store in 1989 and shot the owner. ...
The Chicago Tribune’s Steve Mills has more on the unfolding scandal of Texas Governor Rick Perry’s apparent attempt to shut down an investigation into the execution of a man who was probably innocent: Former head of Texas forensics panel probing 1991 fire says he felt pressured by Gov. Perry aides. ...
Is Texas Governor Rick Perry trying to quash an investigation into whether an innocent man was executed? The evidence is mounting. (CNN) — Texas Gov. Rick Perry has removed a fourth member of a state commission charged with investigating claims that an innocent man may have been executed, his office ...
The Jerusalem Post cites unconfirmed reports from Iran that the regime has begun hanging supporters of Mousavi. As the Iranian authorities warned the opposition on Tuesday that they would tolerate no further protests over the disputed June 12 presidential elections, a report emerged of the hangings of six supporters of ...
Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Ahmadinejad, Election, Protests, Barack Obama, Diplomacy, Execution
This is the regime that every Democratic candidate (except Hillary Clinton) pledged to “meet with” tonight, in order to improve America’s moral standing in the world: Execution in the Islamic Republic (Very Graphic). UPDATE at 7/23/07 7:25:40 pm: Our traffic has apparently overloaded Kamangir’s server. The video is utterly appalling, showing three ...
There’s been a rash of mainstream media stories expressing sorrow at the passing of Saddam Hussein, but this one in the Daily Mail takes the prize: Daughter denied final call to Saddam. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) The pictures of his execution by balaclava-clad figures - and the taunts that accompanied it ...
The person who used his cellphone camera to film Saddam Hussein’s execution has been arrested. The person believed to have recorded Saddam Hussein’s execution on a cell phone camera was arrested Wednesday, an adviser to Iraq’s prime minister said. The adviser to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, speaking on condition of anonymity ...
A poignant obituary for a mass-murdering tyrant, based on the recollections of Saddam’s military nurse, brought to you by (who else?) the Associated Press: Military nurse recalls softer Saddam. Get out your hankies. ST. LOUIS - A military nurse who cared for Saddam Hussein in jail said the deposed dictator saved bread ...
A young boy holds a toy gun as a Palestinian man, right, speaks behind a portrait of late Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein at a memorial in the Dahaysha Refugee Camp in the West Bank town of Bethlehem,Sunday, Dec. 31, 2006. Hundreds of Palestinians flocked to the streets of the West ...
The wires services’ Arab propagandists are working overtime to let us know that the Palestinian death cult society is distraught about the execution of the monster Saddam Hussein. Palestinians pray inside a mosque in front of a mock coffin during a rally to protest former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein’s execution in ...
If you want to see it, the execution of Saddam has been posted at Google Video, apparently from a cellphone camera facing the gallows: Video of Saddam Hussein being executed. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Nothing gruesome, but it does show him take the fall.
Here’s a less than fond farewell to the thugs of yesteryear: Palestinians on Saddam: We lost a leader. Many in the Palestinian Authority on Saturday lamented the execution of Saddam Hussein, who received a special status among the Palestinians. “Saddam was known for his ability to stick to his opinion and say ‘no’ ...
The Associated Press caption for their photo of the ex-dictator says he was executed by “vengeful countrymen.” (Hat tip: Trent.) This video image released by the Biladi TV stations, which are affiliated with the Dawa party of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, appears to show the body of former Iraqi leader Saddam ...
Arab news sources are reporting that Saddam has taken the fall...
It’s official: Saddam to be executed tonight. An adviser to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Saddam would be executed before 6 a.m. Saturday, or 10 p.m. Friday EST. The time was agreed upon during a meeting Friday between U.S. and Iraqi officials, said the adviser, who declined to be named because ...
The word is that Saddam Hussein will be executed very soon—and Jules Crittenden says it may have already happened. UPDATE at 12/29/06 1:32:38 pm: A reader emailed to say a “reliable source” has informed him that Saddam is scheduled to hang at sunrise Baghdad time, which occurs at 10 pm ET tonight. ...
He’s taking the fall this weekend. (Hat tip: Ringo.) Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, sentenced to death for his role in 148 killings in 1982, will have his sentence carried out by Sunday, NBC News reported Thursday. According to a U.S. military officer who spoke on condition of anonymity, Saddam ...