Tick, tock, tick, tock

Quite a bit of confusion on when Saddam's last day will actually be.

"Iraq's Saddam-era penal code bars executions on religious holidays. Eid al-Adha holiday, which follows the annual haj pilgrimage to Mecca, runs until January 7 in Iraq."

I'm not sure, but I belive Eid al-Adha starts directly after the 1st of January. If that is the case, they may rush him to the noose before then.

(EDIT) They wasted no time. Eid al-Adha started today for the Sunni and the Kurds. In Iraq, they cannot execute on a religious holiday. Now I understand why Eid al-Adha starts tomorrow for the Shia. (or so the way it looks...)

Now here's a thought

Here’s something that should have been done 3 years ago in Iraq. Jobs. It could have been that easy. I do not think we should go into a country with contractors that hire foreign help to rebuild Iraqi neighborhoods and infrastructure. People naturally do not have the pride that would be associated with being a bigger part of the rebuilding process. If you put your blood and sweat into a project, you would make damn sure no-one blows it up. If more Iraqi people were put to work sooner I do not think you would have the animosity that exists today. You also wouldn’t have as many angry, unemployed young men running around feeling they need to pick up a gun to make a difference or blow themselves up so their family gets fed.