Scores executed and hundreds await their turn to the gallows

[k98nights]

Scores executed and hundreds await their turn to the gallows

By Laith Jawad

Azzaman, August 30, 2012

Scores of prisoners have been hanged in Iraq among them two Arab nationals, one from Syria and the other from Saudi Arabia, the Justice Ministry said.

In a statement, the ministry said those executed were convicted of “terrorist issues.”

Two batches of convicted prisoners have been sent to the gallows recently, among them three women, according to the statement.

The number of executions is reported to have been the highest in the country in one month since the 2003-U.S. invasion.

In total 47 people have been executed this month.

Hundreds of Iraqis are said to be waiting for their turn to the gallows. Unconfirmed reports say the list of Iraqis who have been sentenced to death for committing ‘acts of terror’ amounts to more than 250 people.

http://www.azzaman.com/english/?p=298

[jbird129]

As long as they aren't political enemies and are "real terrorists"...have at them.

[jg1]

Send all the terrorist's at gitmo back to Iraq so they can do what we cant, execute them. Just think how much money we would be saving. Then bring those troops home and place them at the boarder.

[Firedawg]

In Saudi they have a place in a big mosk called Chop Chop Square, every Friday they would chop heads or hang people. They loved the Americans to come to freak us out, I know I was on my best behavior over there with no SOF agreement!!!

[Doctor Smith]

As long as they aren't political enemies and are "real terrorists"...have at them.

I wish they would do the same thing to career criminals in America. But you can never trust a government to be competent enough to execute the real criminals. Not to mention corruption.

[Spud]

Capital punishment is not profitable enough for America.

[uncirculd]

I look at this and wonder how many were actually innocent? In that country it's possible.