Saddam to learn fate in October

The ex-president did not appear in court for the final session of his trial on Thursday.

Prosecutors want the death penalty for Saddam Hussein and two of the seven other defendants. All deny the charges.

On Wednesday, the former leader told the trial he wanted to be shot, not hanged, if he was condemned to die.

Shooting was the appropriate means of execution for a military man like himself, he said.

He also protested that he had been taken to court against his will.

Saddam Hussein is due to stand trial on 21 August to judge his part in the mass killings of Iraqi Kurds in the 1980s during the notorious Anfal campaign.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5219710.stm

October..........about time!!!:thumbsup:

"On Wednesday, the former leader told the trial he wanted to be shot, not hanged, if he was condemned to die."

I don't see any problem with that. Gut shoot him and let die in the scorching sun...