Botched? Not exactly; they're dead ain't they?

Anger as hanging decapitates Saddam's half-brother
By Qassim Abdul-Zahra, AP

Saddam Hussein's half brother and the former head of Iraq's Revolutionary Court were hanged before dawn today, two weeks and two days after the former Iraqi dictator was executed in a chaotic scene that has drawn worldwide criticism.

In confirming the executions, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the head of one of the accused, Barzan Ibrahim, had been severed during the hanging in what he called "a rare incident." ...

Evil men swing like a pendulum do
Soldiers in Humvees, two by two
Weapons of mass death, way back when
The hollow white cheeks of the dead children ...
(With apologies to Roger Miller)

Saddam’s Beria decapitated by noose during hanging 
Allahpundit

He was the chief of the Iraqi Gestapo. Yesterday they swung him and his head popped right off. To quote an employer/friend of mine: boo freaking hoo.

Khalaf al-Olayan, a leader of the main Sunni bloc in parliament, demanded to see any video taken during the execution. It was not known if the government took an official video, as it did during Saddam’s execution.

“It is impossible for a person to be decapitated during a hanging,” he told Al-Jazeera television. “This shows that they (the government) have mutilated the body and this is a violation of the law.”

“We want to see the video that was taken during the execution of the two men in order for them (government) to prove what they are saying,” he added.

He’ll get his wish. Not only did they shoot video, they’ve already showed it to reporters. ...

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Gateway Pundit comments here.

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Jules Crittenden: Short Rope, Long Drop x 2

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Saddam Aides Hanged, Outrage Ensues
Suitably Flip

[...] The bulk of the indignation is limited thus far to Sunnis, but the execution was not only filmed, but later shown to journalists, so we should expect it to show up online, perhaps by the time I finish this post.  When it does, brace for wider spread, equally unfounded, and frequently feigned outrage to blossom. 

Khalaf al-Olayan, a prominent Sunni member of the Iraqi Parliament, teed up the inaccurate talking point.

"It is impossible for a person to be decapitated during a hanging," he told Al-Jazeera television. "This shows that they (the government) have mutilated the body and this is a violation of the law." ...

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