Saddam Judgment Deepens Sunni-Shiite Rift ; Bush Seizes On Death Sentence with Elections Almost Here
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 06, 2006
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BAGHDAD, Iraq Amid celebratory gunfire, the embattled government in Iraq declared Sunday's death sentence against Saddam Hussein as the end of an ugly chapter and an opportunity for the strife-torn country to begin to unify.
But purported loyalists to Saddam, who was convicted of crimes against humanity and murder, vowed revenge, and the nation braced for a potential new wave of violence.See the full content of this document
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Saddam Judgment Deepens Sunni-Shiite Rift ; Bush Seizes On Death Sentence with Elections Almost Here
Coming just two days before the American midterm elections, the Iraqi court's sentence of a hanging death gave President Bush the first opportunity in weeks to speak of a success in Iraq.
"Saddam Hussein's trial is a milestone in the Iraqi people's efforts to replace the rule of a tyrant...See the full content of this document
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