Saddam Hussein

If you're wondering why all of the sudden it's critical to hurry up and get Saddam Hussein on the rope, it's because Eid ul-Adha starts on Sunday and by Iraqi law it is illegal to execute someone during a religious holiday. Eid ul-Adha only lasts four days so I really don't know what the problem is, they still have another 26 days to string him up.

That aside, I think Josh Marshall has written the definitive statement on this charade here.