--- In [email protected], "sparaig" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Peter <drpetersutphen@> wrote: > > > > > > --- sparaig <sparaig@> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], "authfriend" > > > <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], bob_brigante > > > <no_reply@> > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], > > > "suziezuzie" <msilver1951@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > Was Saddam Hussein on drugs when he was > > > executed? I thought he > > > > was > > > > > > pretty composed considering a man who was > > > about to be hanged, > > > > arguing > > > > > > with his executioners and the people who > > > witnessed his last > > > > moments. > > > > > > Mark > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm quite sure he was not on drugs -- when a > > > guard praised Moqtada, > > > > > Saddam mocked him, and when the guard said "May > > > God damn you," > > > > Saddam > > > > > said the same to him. He also made the decision > > > not to wear the > > > > hood, > > > > > but accepted the scarf around his neck in order > > > to keep the rope > > > > from > > > > > cutting through his neck after the guards tipped > > > him off to this > > > > > possibility, so he was alert and clearly not > > > doped up. > > > > > > > > In his own mind, he was about to die a martyr. > > > > > > > > Sociopath that he was, he had a very powerful > > > > personality that wouldn't be likely to fall apart > > > > in the face of death. He knew this was the end, > > > > and he was determined to do it well. > > > > > > > > > > I don't think he was a sociopath, or at least not a > > > full-blown one. > > > > Really? Why not? What's your take on him. > > > > He had some concept of family ties, for example... >
At the very least, we can say Saddam was misguided, or went astray. He had his own intepretation of his Muslim faith. He apparently believed that the end justifies the means. This failure to make the right choice of actions is the main cause to all of the problems today, specifically those that are related to religion and dogmas. The initial failure may start on a personal basis, such as verbal criticisms or hatred. If not caught early this error can snowball into a full scale war resulting in the deaths of many lives, as we see in Iraq and Afghanistan today. This brings us to the topic of the eternal struggle between good and evil. Do humans have a choice on the matter? Are we just an unwilling participant of the wars between the demigods and demons, or the angels and devils? Regards, John R.
